Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-30
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Talk Of Congressional Recess From
July to October-Other Matters.

July to October-Other Matters.
In view of the prospect Of great delay in the
| consideration of the tariff by the finance
committee some Of the republican Senators are
talking up proposition for q recess of Con-
gress from the 1st of July to the LIST Of October.
The idea is to give the committee time during
the recess to get their tariff bill in shape and
| then to take il up in the Senate when they
| come together in October.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL IN THE SENATE.
The Senate committee have finished their
preliminary work on the river and harbor bill
| and expect to report to the Senate in abou. ten
days. They will strike the HeBnepin canal out,
but will add three or four million dollars to the
bill. The Hennepin may be put back in con-
ference.
INTERcoNTINESTAL RAILWAY.
Representative McCreary (Ky) has been
authorized by the House committee on foreign
affairs to report favorably TO the House the
bill looking to the participation of the United
States in the survey for the intercontinental
railway connecting North and South America
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Edmund
W. p Smith of the District of Columbia. to be
secretary OF the legation and consul general OF
the United States at Bogota; Roland b. Mahany
of New York, to be secretary of the legation of
the United States at Santiago, Chilli b. II. Sui
llvan, to be surveyor general of South Dakota,
and Charles +. Augustin. to be receiver of pub
lie moneys at Menasha, Wis.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Chairman Funston of the House committee
on agriculture yesterday reported to the House
the agricultural appropriation BILL The bill
carries an appropriation of S1,109 400 for the
Agricultural Department proper and the regu-
lar yearly appropriation of S6i5, 900 for the
state agricultural experimental stations. The
estimates submitted by the department we're
Sl,2OS, 43O and the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year are Sl.0Sl,770.
RAILROAD LAND FORFEITURE BILL.
The House committee on public lands yester-
day reported TO the House a substitute for the
railroad land forfeiture bill already reported
by the committee. The substitute is a compos-
lite of the House bill and the forfeiture bill
which recently passed the Senate, and is in
some respects the same as the first bill re-
ported.
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS.
A conference of republican Senators was held
last night at the residence of Senator Edmunds
to discuss the order of business in tine Senate.
There was but small attendance, however,
and no action was taken. and another confer
ence will be held IN the near future
AID To AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
A committee of the association of presidents
of agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tons was given a hearing yesterday by the
House committee on education in support of
the bill to aid agricultural colleges from fund
derived from the receipts OF sales of public
lands. Those present Henry Z. Alvord.
president Maryland Agricultural College; Geo.
W. Atherton, President Pennsylvania State
College; VIM. H. Scott, president Ohio State
University; Merrill L. Gates, president State
College OF New Jersey. Accompanying the
committee were Col. l.. l.. Polk OF North Caro-
hna president National Farmers Alliance, and
John Irimble. secretary National Grange
Patrons OF Husbandry.
ARMY CoURTs-MARTIAL
The Senate committee on military affairs has
authorized favorable report on the bill to
amend the articles of war relative to punish
ment or conviction by conference.-the The bill
was reported as it passed the House aud pro-
yldcs that whenever by any of the articles of
war for the government of the army the pun
lshment on conviction of any military offense
is left to the discretion of the courtmartial the
punishment therefore shall not, III time of
peace, be in excess of limit which the Presl-
dent may prescribe.
CHINESE COMING THROUGH MEXICO.
United States Consul James Viosca, at La
Paz, Mexico, in a letter to the State Depart
ment dated April u, laid before the Senate
yesterday, reports the arrival of the steamer
City OF Sidney ut Mazatlan on the 18th OF April
with 49, Chinese destined for the various gulf
ports of Mexico. Twenty-seven of them were
landed at MaZatlan and eighty-fve trans
shipped Oh the Alejandro for Guaymas. From
authentic information received from the officers
of the Alexandra MIR. NiOsca says there is no
DOUBT that the eighty-ive Chinese going to
Guaymas are going with the intention of being
introduced through the frontier into the United
States, and 1t is even insinuated that they
are ON their way to Ohio. A number of them
speak the English language, having resided In
Australia.
MORE TREASURY CLERKS WANTED.
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday SUBJ
mitted an estimate OF S. 600 for additional
clerical force in the first controller Office The
work of the office has increased 90 per cent
and the force only II per cent. Complaints are
being daily received from ex-office holders of
delay III finally settling their accounts with the