Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-13
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
bills Passed I'm the House-Confirma.
lions, Committee Work, Etc.


After The srAR's report OF the House pro-
ceedlngs closed yesterday, on motion Of Mr..
Dingley, the Senate bill was passed providing
'hat when seamen are shipped by American
vessels IN the coastwise trade, or the trade with
Ae1ico, the West Indies and British North
America, written agreement shall be made,
and that both seamen and vessels shall be sub
1ect to the laws regulating the mutual obliga-
tions Of each in other cases. On motion of
MIR. Perkins of Kansas the Senate bill was
passed extending the time of payment TO pur-
chasers OF land of the Omaha tribe OF Indians
in Nebraska.
YoREIGy MAILS.
The Postmaster General has sent to the
Speaker of the House an answer to resolu-
ton passed by the House last week calling on
the Postmaster General for copies Of agree
ments or contracts made for CARVING the
United States malls to foreign countries, the
conditions on which the awards are made and
the rate of payments for the service Mr.
Wanamaker states that there are no contracts
or agreements In force for the conveyance OF
the mails except in the case OF Cuba. The
mails for all other foreign countries are dis
patched under the United States law. which
allows vessels the full and United States IN
land postage, amounting to IL. 90 per pound on
letters and postals and various rates FOR other
patched by sea to Canada, the steamers are al
lowed one cent per letter. and steamers carry
ing mails to the Austr allan colonies are allowed
$50, 900 q year.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in secret session yesterday after
noon confirmed the nominations of John Tully
OF Montana and Of George Steel of Montana to
be agents for the Indians at Tongue river
agency and a. Blackfeet agency, Montana, re-
spectively.
EXTENSION OF APPROPRIATION Acrs.
The resolution passed by the House yester-
day providing for the extension of appropria-
ton acts for fifteen days was reported to tn Q
Senate yesterday afternoon from the commits
tee on appropriations and placed on the CAL
endar.
PRoHIBIToRY.
MIR. Hale introduced in the Senate yesterday
bill to prohibit the sale or the supplying OF
intoxicating beverages in military and naval
institutions and branches of the national home
Tor disabled volunteer soldiers.
ANTI-LoTTERY BILL IN THE HOUSE
1t 10 generally believed on the republican
side of the House that special order will be
made setting apart Saturday next for the con-
sideration of the anti-lottery bill Every ef-
fort is being made to secure the presence of a
republican quorum on that day.
TO END THE PRESENT SESSION.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Quay introduced
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That during the present session
OF Congress the Senate will not take up for con.
sideratiou any legislative business other than
the pending bill (the tariff bilD and general
appropriation bills, bills relating to public
buildings and public lands and Senate or con-
current resolutions.
Resolved, That the consideration of all bills.
other than such arc mentioned in the fore
going resolution is hereby postponed until the
session OF Congress to be held on the first Mon
day in December, 1880.
Resolved, That the vote on the pending bill
and all amendments thereto shall be taken on
the 3Oth day of August instant. at 2 o'clock p.
m, the voting to continue without further de-
bate until the consideration of the bill and the
amendments is CONNECTED ("