Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-28
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
ONE UP IN EACH HOUSE OF CONGRESS-
Diplomatic in the Senate; Sundry
Civil in the House.
DISTRICT BUSINESS KNOCKED OUT
The Senate.

The Senate.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal
MIR. Chandler said that in consequence of di-
rections given by Mr.. Gibson to the official re-
porter he withdrew the resolution offered by
him last Friday for correction Of the record.
Among the memorials presented and referred
was a protest from citizens of New Mexico
against the admission Of that territory as
state.
The credentials Of Mr.. Butler for new sena-
torial term were presented by MIR. Hampton,
read and placed on file.
Senate bill to change the date for the COM
mencement Of the March term (from the first
to the second Monday of the United States
district court for the northern district Of
Georgia, was reported and passed.
MIR. Sherman moved to reconsider the vote
by which the House bill to transfer certain
counties from the southern to the northern
Judicial district of Georgia was recently
passed, and said that he made the motion in
consequence of certain kilograms which he had
received from Georgia and which he desired
to have looked into.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) and Mr. Brown said that
the objections were to the House bill, not to
the bill as amended and passed by the Senate.
1he motion to reconsider was entered.
BRIDGE BILLS PASSED.
Senate bills to authorize the construction Of
bridges across the Missouri river, near Leayen-
worth, Kan, and near Kansas City, No., were
taken from the calendar and passed.
THE ARMY NURSES PENSION.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the army nurses
pension bill was taken up, amended and passed.
1t allows pension of $25 month to all women
nurses during the late war (prior to August.
1869, who were approved by Miss Dix, superin-
tendent OF women nurses, or her authorized
agent, or who were specially appointed by the
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authority, who performed six months service,
or were disabled and honorably discharged.
Those who are now receiving less pension
under special acts are to be entitled to the
benefits of this act.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the diplomotic and consular appropriation bill.
AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
The following amendments reported by the
Senate committee ON appropriations were
agreed to:
Appropriating $4,000 to be paid to the gov
ernment Of Japan to be distributed among the
families of the japanese subjects who were
accidentally killed or injured by the explosion
OF the shells from the U. S. S. Omaha.
Inserting an item of $4,000 for a consul-gen-
eral at Apia, Samoan islands.
Striking out the econsulate-general at Montreal
(S4,OOO.)
Making the consulate at Ottowa (S3,OOO) a
conshlate-general (same salary.)
Transferring the consulate at Barmen Ger
(S3,6 3,6OO).
Transferring the consulate at Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, from class five $4,000 to class four
(52, 500, and providing for consulate of the
same class for Paso Del Norte.
AMBASSADORS"
Mr.. Gibson moved to insert the word Sam
nR xha l.,
extraordinary and ministers plenipoten-
Great Britain and Russia. He argued
that the change of title would enable
American agents at those courts to render more
ethcient service-as ambassadors took prece-
dence OF ministers He sent to the clerks desk
and had read an argument on the same point
made by Mr.. Cox in the House last May.
MIR. Plumb opposed the amendment His
own proposition would be to strike out the en-
tire paragraph. The Senator from Louisiana
proceeded, he said, on an entirely artificial
basis, assuming that, in international matters,
names were things. Whoever represented the
American people was entitled to consideration
not because of his personal character, not be-
cause OF his bearing, but because Of his repre-
sentative character.
House of Representatives
The call of states for the introduction and
reference of bills was dispensed with, and
leave was granted to members to file their
measures with the clerk.
INCREASED PENSIONS TO MEN WITHOUT HANDS.
On motion of Mr.. Long (Mass) the Senate
bill was passed increasing the pensions of SOL
diers and sailors who have lost both hands to
500 per month.
On motion of Mr.. Landes CIli.) a bill was
passed granting the Mount Carmel develop
ment company the privilege of drawing water
from the Wabash river.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
On motion of Mr.. Ermentrout (Pa.) the Sem
ate concurrent resolution was agreed to pro-
viding for the joint meeting of the two houses
of Congress on Wednesday, February 1S, for
the purpose Of counting the electoral vote.
NIB. RANDALL AS AN oBJEcroR TO THE CONSIDER
ALTON OF DISTRICT BUSINESS.
The committee ON the District of Columbia,
through its chairman, Mr.. Hemphill, of South
Carolina, made a struggle to secure the floor,
which the rules of the House accord to it on
the second and fourth Monday Of each month,
but the committee on appropriations, under
the leadership of Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylva-
mia, proved too formidable an antagonist, and
the House declined to consider District busi-
ness.
Bill after bill was called upby Mr.. Hemphill,
only to be side-tracked by a question of consid-
Grafton, raised by Mr.. Randall.
MR. HEMPHILL MAKES ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL
EFFORT.
Mr.. Hemphill then attempted to have day
set apart for the consideration of District bust
ness, declining to accept a night session, re-
marking, sarcastically, that the trouble about
District business was that every member knew
all about it, and that the question of no quo
rum would certainly be raised.
Mr.. Blount (Ga.) objected to the assignment
of a day, and when Mr.. Hemphill moderated
his demands and asked for night session, Mr..
Blount again objected unless Mr.. Hemphill
would promise not to call up the Rock Greek
Park bill, promise which Mr.. Hemphill de-
clined to give.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
No agreement was arrived at; and the House
went into committee of the whole Mr.. Dockery,
of Missouri, in the chair) ON the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The pending amendment, appropriating
$3.50 600 for investigating the best method Of
irrigating the arid region, was agreed to.
CAPITOL TOPICS.
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN,
The House committee on the Judiciary held
a special meeting to-day to hear addresses from