Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-22
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
RANDALL DAY In THE HOUSE.
A BIG MAJORITY VOTE WITH HIM.
FilibusterinU Against the
COwles Bill Resolution.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
1t is Taken Up in the Senate.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Senators Teller and Butler were appointed to
attend the annual examination of the cadets
at the naval academy.
The House amendments to the Senate bills
authorizing the construction of bridges across
the Mississippi river at Alma, Wisconsin, and
across the Tensas river at Daniels ferry, Louisi
ana. and for the establishment of collection
district at Tampa, Florida, we're severally con-
CURED in.
TELEGRAPHIc FACILITIES AT THE INAUGURATION.
The Senate joint resolution for additional
telegraphic facilities in Washington during the
inaugural ceremonies was reported by Mr..
Faulkner and passed.
DISTRICT BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported from COM
mittees and placed on the calendar:
The Senate bill for a survey, plan and esti-
mate of cost for bridge across the Eastern
branch of the Potomac river.
The House bill to regulate and license pawn
brokers in the District of Columbia.
The House bill relating to the deposit Of Sc
curities by insurance companies.
The House bills to authorize the construction
of bridges across the st. Johns river, Fla; the
Kentucky river; the Missouri river between
and across the Illinois river within seven miles
of Columbiana and within seven miles of Camps
vile, Ill and the army appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hawley the resolution to
print the inaugural addresses of all the Presi-
dents was recommitted to the committe on
printing.
Mr.. Hoar moved to take up the election out
RACES resolution, and Mr.. Harris demanded
the yeas and nays on that motion. Agreed
to: Yeas, 2S; nays, 26; Ga party votel.
N. x<~ol H,,x a11 1ad 10 q
motion of Mr.. Allison to proceed with the con-
sideration of
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL,
The resolution was therefore laid aside; and
the consideration Of the sundry civil bill re-
sumed-the question being on Mr.. Hiscocks
amendment, offered yesterday, appropriating
$780, 600 for expenses of the celebration Of the
centennial of the Constitution.
Mr.. Hoar offered substitute for the amend
ment, and it was agreed to without discussion
or division.
1t declares Tuesday 9Oth April, 1889 (the
anniversary of the Inauguration of the first
President of the United States, George Washing
ton) anational holiday throughout the United
States; provides for the assembling of both
Houses in the hall of the House of Representa-
tives on the second Wednesday of December,
1889, when (under an arrangement by a joint
committee) suitable ceremonies are to be had
in further commemoration of that historic
event; authorizes the joint committee to sit
during the recess and to invite officers of the
United States and of the respective states and
(through the Secretary of State) representa-
tives of foreign governments to attend. and
also to invite the Chief Justice to deliver q
suitable address on the occasion; and it appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to defray the expenses Of the
joint committee and Of carrying out its ar
rangements.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment (Which
was agreed to) appropriating $500 for a tele-
graph cable (215 nautical miles) between Cape
Flattery and Tatoosh Island.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE AMEND
MENT.
The bill was reported back to the Senate, and
all the amendments were agreed to, in gross,
except that one for the purchase of land for
additional accommodations for the government
printing Office. On this amendment Mr..
Vest demanded a separate vote, and he
made an argument against the amend
ment, declaring that there was no locality in
Washington SO Objectionable for public build
ing as that where the government printing Of
flee stood; that 1t was the malarious condition
of the neighborhood which was complained of
by the superintendent of public printing; that
it was now proposed to buy the remainder of
the block, and that the whole cost of the i'm
provement would amount Che had not the least
doubt to a million dollars. All that the pub
lie printer, he said, asked was an appropriation
of S50,000 for storehouse.
Mr.. German replied to Mr.. Vest, and advo-
Gated the amendment
Mr. Vest asked him whether he thought, in
the face of the public printers statement as to
unhealthy and malarious character of the local
ity, that the proposed purchase should be
made.
Mr.. German said he was not going into the
question of its sanitary condition.
THE LOCATION OF THE PRINTING OFFICE
might have been unfortunate; but it was there
and no body in Congress or out of Congress
would think Of proposing new building in an
other section and abandoning that immense
affair constructed at a cost Of million dollars.
Besides all the operatives in that establishment
had their little homes in the neighborhood-
The only practical thing, therefore, was to ac-
quire property for an enlargement of the build
ing, and to put up an addition which would be
fireproof and wen ventilated.
Mr.. Voorhees, expressed his opinion that the
subject Of
MALARIA IN WARRINGTON WAS GREATLY ExAa-
With due precaution and the observance of
the laws of health, people could enjoy as good
health in Washington as anywhere else. The
result of indiscretions, late hours, and excesses
of every kind was charged up to ma
laria, especially by physicians who did
not know what else to assign it to. So he
at about the same value. He had never been
in the government printing Office without
sense of discomfort and apprehension. It was
a low, dark, unsafe, rambling building-no
more fire-proof than q rick OF straw under q
high wind on the prairies. It was dis grace
to have the tremendous work of the govern
ment printing carried ON in that dark, low, un-
comfortable building.
House of Representatives.
A CONTEST BETWEEN RIVAL CoMMrrEEs
As the clerk finished the reading Of yester-
days journal the rival chairmen of the i'm
portant committees on ways and means and
appropriations were on the floor claiming
recognition. The Speaker recognized Mr..
Mills, who called up the resolution touching
the constitutional right Of the Senate to amend
the Mills bill by means of substitute dealing
with the entire subject Of taxation. Mr.. RAN
dali, stating that he had reports to make from
the committee on rules, raised the question Of
consideration.
BIG MAJORITY AGAINST THE MILLS REsoLUTIoN.
The House refused-yeas, 6S; nays, l4S-to
consider the Mills resolution
The following democrats voted in the mega
tive: Messrs. Bliss, Bryce, Gambler, Chipman,
Clements, Cowles, Grain, Cummings, Dibble,
Greenman, Hall, Henderson, of North Caro-
lima; Hopkins, Of Virginia; Johnston, Of North
Carolina; Latham, Lynch, Merriman, O'Fer-
rail-, Outhwaite, Pennington, Randall, Rowland
Simmons, 6pinola, Stewart, of Georgia; Vance.
Washington, and Wise.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.) also voted IN the negative,