Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-23
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The Silver Caucus Committee of the
Householder Matters.

The silver caucus committee Of the House
| met yesterday afternoon and devoted an hour
In endeavoring to reach an agreem ent on the
silver question. proposition on which the
committee united was the amendment to the
Dill providing for the purchase OF 1000. 00C
ounces OF silver month under any circum
stances. An understanding was reached
| on the question of allowing the Secretary
OF the Treasury an option in the redemp ton
OF bullion certificates, the silver men agreeing
to the provision giving him the discretion OF
redeeming them in lawful money or coin. The
silver men were successful in securing the
assent of the conservative members of the COM
mittee to some of their propositions, and on
the whole were very well satisfied.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
afternoon confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Z. C. Weeks marshal for the northern
district of Florida; E. A. Williams. survey OF
general of North Dakota; J. H. Shupe, regis ter
of the land office, Roseberg, Ore. Also a
number of postmasters, including J. W.
Shuck, at Cumberland, Md.
PENSION FOR DEAFNESS.
The House committee on invalid pensions
has authorized favorable report ON the Sen
ate bill increasing to $40 per month the PEN
sion Tor total deafness anu granting an eQult-
able proportion OF the full pension for severe
deafness of both ears approximating total deaf
ness.
NOTES.
Senator Ingall has returned from his trip to
Atchison apparently none the worse for the
journey.
Representative Caldwell of Ohio yesterday
introduced a bill in the House constituting the
act constituting eight hours days work for
laborers employed by the government to APP
ply to all persons employed on work done by
the government.
The House committee on printing author
lied a favorable report on the bill introduced
in the House by MIR Farquhar of New York
providing for additional leave of absence for
employees of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. The bill provides that after its pas
sage the employees of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing shall be granted in each year
thirty working days leave of absence with pay
instead of fifteen as at present. so as to place
said employees on an equal footing with other
employees of the government.
The Senate committee on finance yesterday
took favorable action on bill prepared by the
commissioner of internal revenue to permit the
expectation of beer in bond without payment
of the internal revenue tax. The bill was re-
Terred back to the commissioner of internal
revenue for revision i'll accordance with sug-
gestlons from the committee.
The House committee on commerce has de-
cided to hold no more hearings on proposed
amendments to the interstate commerce law
after April 29.
The diplomatic appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House today from the committee
on foreign affairs by Mr.. Hit of Illinois. The
amount appropriated by the bill is S1,490 1926
OF this sum the new appropriations amount to
1900. The amount appropriated by the
diplomatic and consular bill last year was S1,-
$50 025, and this included the Samoa appropr-
alton of 100000.
The subcommittee Of the House committee
on elections detailed to investigate the Clayton
Breckenridge contested election case left for
Arkansas last night.
A republican House caucus will be held this
evening at 8 o'clock.
Judge James II. Brown, brother of Senator
Brown, has announced himself candidate for
the democratic congressional nomination in
Georgia to succeed Hon. A. ID. Gambler, who
declines reelection.