Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-19

Notes from the Capitol Committee
Rooms Today.
TIE PORTAGE LAKE CANAL.

THE PORTAGE LAKE CANAL
Ex-Rsprssentative Jay Hubbell and Capt
White today made further argument before the
House committee on railways and canals in
favor of the bill TO authorize the purchase by
the government OF the Portage Lake, canal con-
Meeting Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
Ihey said that the present owners OF the
canal had not the means to deepen it
to twenty feet which was necessary to
open 1t to lake commerce. and maintained that
II was the duty OF the government TO under
take this work, which would no. only give
great assistance TO lake shipping but would
open up TO commerce a large section Of coun-
try nov practically inaccessible. The import
ance OF the canal from military point OF view
was also touched upon.
AMENDING THE INTERSTATE LAW.
Senator Ingalls, (by request) has introduced
bill to amend the Interstate commerce law by
providing that any person shipping or SNUG
Cling intoxicating liquors into state or terri
tory that forbids the sale of il shall be deemed
10 be guilty OF misdemeanor. and any rail-
road company that transports the same shall
be tned sl00 FOR each offense
MR.. MKINLEY GOES TO FORTRESS MONROE.
Representative Mckinley. chairman OF the
ways and means committee, who has been i'll
with the grip for some time, left here this
morning for Fortress Monroe, to be gone about
. week.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL
The House committee on the Judiciary made
considerable progress yesterday with the con-
alteration of the Taylor (Torrey) bankruptcy
bill. and it ia probable that another meeting
will suffice to complete the measure. num-
Der OF changes of phraseology are being made
In the bill, but in all its essential features il
mains the same as when il was introduced by
Chairman Taylor at the request of Mr.. Torrey,
the author.
DISCUSSING LARD.
The House committee on agriculture today
began the hearing of persons interested in the
legislation proposed by the Conger and Butter
worth bills to regulate the manufacture and
sale Of compound lard. W. W. kimball Of Bos-
ton, representing the advocates of the Conger
BILL Alexander Wedderburn, Col. J. H. Brig
ham and Victor Z. Piollette, representing the
National grange. Patrons of Husbandry: Geo.
II. Webster OF the firm of Armour Il Co. and
Henry {. Butcher, representing the Southern
PLuMs IN THE WAY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The House committee on public buildings
and grounds today ordered favorable reports
on the following public-building bills: Baton
Rogue, La, 100000; increasing the appropria-
ton for the building at Milwaukee,
$4,000; New London. Conn. $4,000;
increasing the appropriation for the building
at Scranton, Pa, by SI75.0OO; Allegheny City,
Pa, $3.50 600; Hudson, NY, $1,000; Lafayette,
Ind, $4,000; Ell Paso. Tex, $4,000; increase,
Burlington, Iowa, Sloo, 900. and Mankato, Mimi,
$4,000.
DELEGATION OF COPPER MEN.
Robert NJ. Thompson of the the Oxford cop
per company of New York was the spokesman
for delegation of copper refners which APP
peared before the committee on ways and
means today.
IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Pasco had not concluded his statement
in the Senate on the Saunders assassination
when the hour of 2 o'clock arrived and the edu-
cational bill came up as unfinished bust
ness" Mr.. Blair, however, yielded
the floor to Mr. Wilson of Iowa,
on whose motion Senate bill approprating
100000 for public building at Fort Dodge,
Town, was taken from the calendar and passed.
After a short debate on the bill concerning
the lease of the seal islands of Alaska
the Senate bill appropriating 100000 for
public building at Lansing, Mich, was passed
Also Senate bill establishing a customs collec-
| ton district TO consist of the states of North
Dakota and South Dakota. Mr.. Blair then re-
sumed his argument in favor of the educational
bill.
THE cAPRoN COLLECTION.
The Senate library committee has reported
purchase of the Capron collection Of Japanese
works of art, now in the national museum.
PROTEST FROM CHIEF BUsHYHEAD.
Mr.. Barnes of Georgia had read in the House
| today protest from Chief Bushyhead of the
| Greek nation and from representatives of the
| Seminole nation against the passage of the
House bill, which they characterize as a delb-
crate violation of their treaty rights.
REPEALINd THE TIMBER CULTURE LAW.
The House committee on public lands today
unanimously agreed to report favorabIy bill
to repeal the timber culture law
lie Fell i'm Fit.
c. c. Cole. an elderly man, who arrived in
the city last night from Kingston. NY, and
whose temporary abode is the Howard house,
dropped in a fit on Pennsylvania avenue near
AZ street this afternoon shortly before 2
O'Clock. He received medical attention and
Was removed to his hotel by the police.