Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-18
UNDER TIE DOME,
Gossip In the Galleries aud Notes from
Committee Rooms.

The pension appropriation bill for the next
fiscal year, which was reported to the
House today by Representative Morrow
from the committee on sppropri-
ations, carries with it Sss, AZ, 4si, being
e59,791 less than the estimates and el6,-
66s, 76l moro than the bill for the current
fiscal year, though there il An estimated de-
hciency Of e2l. sos, sS4 in the pension sxpendi-
lures for this year, 20 that the bill 10 really
a. $50, 07S less than the expenditures viii bs
this year.
THE wADDILL-wIsK CONTEST.
The Honse committee on elections today
took up the case Of waddill against Wise, from
the third district of Virginia. Mr.. Allen OF
Richmond argued the case for the contestant
and Mr.. Meredith also Of Richmond, repre-
sented Wise, the sitting member.
GALVESTON HARBoR.
The Senate committee on commerce today
agreed to report favorably Mr.. Coke's bill APP
propriating S6, 200. 900 for the construction Of
deep-water harbor at Galveston. with an
amendment providing that the expenditure
shall be made at the rate Of a million dollars .
year. This change was suggested by the en-
gineer department Of the army, under direc-
ton OF which the work is to be prosecuted.
NOMINATIONS ooNYIRMEp:
The Senate in executive session this after.
noon confirmed the following nominations:
L. H. Bailey, register of the land
office at Pierre, South Dakota;
H. N. Natwick. register Of the land office, at
Chamberlin, s. D.: E. W. Ekin, receiver of pub
lie moneys. Pierre. Sd; w. I. LaFollette,
receiver OF public moneys, Chamberlain, SD.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER.
The Secretary of War, in response to Sem
n IA tod ~.
q report from the chief Of engineers relative
to the improvement of the Shenandoah
river at Harper's Ferry. It is estimated that
1t will cost nearly go. 900 to put only small
section OF the river in a condition TO enable
boats drawing Is inches Of water to reach Har-
per's Ferry and they will be enabled to come
from no distant point unless the river is i'm
proved for considerable distance higher up
The commerce Of the river is very small, and
the damage sure to be done BY freshets to any
Improvement, says the chief Of engineers, leads
him to think it not desirable for the govern
ment to undertake the work.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL.
In the House this afternoon whiielthe debate
on the bill providing for an assistant secretary
OF war was in progress the hour OF 80 was
reached; the committee rose and the House
went into committee of the whole on the Okla
homa bill, MIR. Payson I'll. in the chair.
THE BRITISH EXTRACTION TREATY.
1t is said that the Senate in secret session
this afternoon refused to pass Mr.. Grays mo-
ton to strike out the sections of the British ex-
tradition treaty making manslaughter and OBJ
tanning money or goods under false pretenses,
extraditable crimes.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
At the meeting Of the Senate finance commit
tee today the various silver and currency bills
that have beeu referred tn il ware nndar
consideration.
There was practical agreement that q bill
should be passed authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to increase the purchase of silver,
store it as bullion and issue certificates upon it.
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