Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-27
CAPITOL COMMITTEE ROOMS.
Problems-Opp to
the Chinese Enumeration Bill, Etc.

The House and Senate committees on ;mmi
grafton at joint meeting held this morning
determined to refer the general subject of re-
stricting immigration to subcommittee of six;
to refer the question Of the purchase of Ameri-
can industries by foreign capital to another
subcommittee Of six, and to take up in full
committee Saturday the question Of using Bed
loe's Island for an immigrant station.
KATE FIELD FOR FREE ART.
Kate Field addressed the ways and means
committee this morning in favor of a reduc-
ton or abolition Of the tariff on works Of art.
She presented statement prepared by Kenyon
Cox. secretary of the National Free Art
not Injuries. but must be regarded
as educational, and that their importation
was for the benefit of the whole people. She
also declared that the class sought to be pro-
tected by the tariff did not ask or desire it,
that it did not protect, and that it must, there
fore, be regarded as a revenue tariff.
A NEW BUILDING FOR THE PATENT OFFICE.
The House committee on patents accepted a
report prepared by the chairman upon bill
providing for the erection of a new building
for the sole use Of the Patent Office. 1t carries
no appropriation at present, but proposes to
constitute the Secretary of War, the Secretary
OF the Interior and the Attorney General a COM
mission to select site and cause the building
to be erected under contract
WOMAN sUFFRAGIsTs AS LIsTENERs
Susan B. Anthony. and a number OF other
prominent woman suffragists were interested
spectators in the House gallery today. They
were compelled to listen to some severe attacks
upon their beloved woman suffrage during the
discussion OF the constitution proposed
for the new state of Wyoming but they had
the satisfaction Of seeing the majority party
arrayed on their side. They occupied the front
seats IN the ladies' gallery on the democratic
side and were persistently stared at by MEM
bers on the floor.
SENATOR QUAY
is expected to return tomorrow The Pennsyl-
vania Republican Association will give him a
reception, assembling at Grand Army hall and
marching from there to his house.
THE HARLEM SHIP CANAL.
The House committee on rivers and harbors
is about to send subcommittee to New York
to examine the proposed Harlem ship canal
and make report to the full committee for its
guidance in making suitable provision for
the work in the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill
WILL SEND 1T TO HIS WIFE.
81 am going to send that home to my wife"
said Senator Faulkner to a STAR reporter this
sent the Senator by a West Virginia constitu-
ent who resides here. Mrs. Faulkner is very
fond of flowers; she will appreciate the gift
more than even do'
STANDARDS IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
Messrs. See and Voorhees, of Hamilton, Ohio,
and ]. W. Sellers of Philadelphia made argu-
ment today before the House committee on
patents in favor of the Money BILL to provide
for the entry Of standards in the Patent Office.
They represent the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
THE IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION.
A joint meeting Of the House and Senate
committees on immigration and naturalization
was held today. That part of the concurrent
resolution authorizing the committees to make
an investigation Of the several subjects COM
mitted to them relating to the purchase OF
American industries by foreign capital
was referred to a subcommittee of six-three
Senators and three Representatives. All the
other part OF the resolution except that reIat-
ing to the location of an immigrant landing
station was referred to like Subcommittee.
These sub-committees will be named Saturday.
The matter of the location of the immigrant
landing station will be considered by the full
committee