Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-30
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Nominations and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
From Committee Rooms, Etc.

tors OF customs-Parker C. Virgins, for the
district OF Kennebunk. Me-; George C. Curran,
for the district of Passamaquoddy, Me-. and
George ". Currier. for the district of York,
Me- Observation-Disclosures: Eugene W. God
frey. at Fort Payne; Illinois: f. b. Smith,
White Hall; Nevada: ]. 5. Orndorf, Virginia
City; New Jersey: L. Gardner. Bayonne; New
York: H. s. Beebe. Canistoe; Miss G. W. Hull,
Bath: j. NJ Preston. Delhi; A. Roberts, Addi-
son; Ohio: F. johnson, Uhrichsville; Pennsyl-
vanis: J. F. Ogle. Johnstown. Third Lieut.
James H. Brown of the District of Columbia TO
be a second lieutenant in the revenue marine
service, Second Lieut.. John Norrisey OF Mas
sachusetts 10 be first lieutenant in the revenue
marine service.
PROPOSED TARIFF BILL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Plumb introduced in the Senate yester-
day the following amendment to the tariff bill
as a new section: If upon the proceedings
hereinafter provided for. it shall appear to the
satisfaction of any circuit or district court of
the United States that the manufacture, pro-
ductlOn or distribution of similar articles of
domestic production or manufacture. or
of the articles of domestic manufacture
and production with which an imported
article comes into competition is con-
trolled by single corporation. firm or
individual or by any combination or agree
ment between corporations. firms or ind-
NlCluais engaged III the manufacture. prOuuc-
ton. sale or distribution OF such domestic ar
tIcle SO as 20 produce either of the following
named results: The establishment of arbitrary
and prescribed prices Tor such article of domes-
TIC manufacture or production or the arbitrary
and artificial restriction of the production or
sale oil such article or the suspension OF COM
petition III the sale, distribution, manufacture
or production OF such domestic article, then
the importer of such article shall be entitled
to receive his goods at a rate OF duty one-half
II thQe nd Lam -
amendment provide place by which the
courts may take jurisdiction Of matters COM
planned OF by importers and how the trial snail
be conducted. DC. The amendment was or
dered TO be printed and went over.
REJECTED By THE HOUSE.
The House yesterday non-concurred in the
amendments to the sundry civil bill providing
for new building for the Government Print
ing Office and for a new Supreme Court build
ing.
AID FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
Representative McComas md introduced
resolution in the House making Monday,
August Is, special order for the consideration
OF the bill to appropriate portion of the pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF public lands to support of
agricultural colleges and If the bill shall not
be disposed OF before Wednesday August 20,
the previous question shall then be considered
as ordered.
Mr.. Farquhar of New York yesterday intro
duced resolution in the House calling upon
the commissioner of internal revenue to report
to Congress the number of liquor tax re-
celpts which have been issue since the recent
original package decision by the United States
supreme Court and also to furnish an estimate
based thereon as to what extent the national
revenue will be increased from this source
curing the current fiscal year.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION"
Senator Ingalls,, by request of the Wage
Workers Political Alliance of Washington city.
yesterday introduced a bill to establish an execu-
tive department of communication for the pur-
pose OF transmitting the communications of the
people at cost. The bill creates a secretary
whose duty II shall be to seize, condemn, pur-
chase and operate at cost all telegraph and
telegraph systems in the United States and to
SO extend and perfect the system OF communi-
cation that each house. voting precinct and
pubhc park will be joined in a whispering
gallery. No person shall be employed In this
department who Is not a member of the grand
army OF labor. The money necessary to carry
out the proposed Legislation is appropriated by
the bill The bill also merges the post office
system into the department Of communica-
ton
PROPOSED LABOR CONGRESS.
Representative Farquhar of New York has
introduced bill to create a commission to be
known as the United States Commission of the
Worlds Congress OF Labor, to consist of nine
members. to be appointed by the President
IL suggests that the President shall appoint two
OF these members from the National Farmers
ALLIANCE and the rest shall be named by the
American Federation of Labor and the Knights
OF Labor. but no two of them shall be from the
same state. These commissioners shall receive
an annual salary of $4,000 and their terms of
ONCE shall expire December 81, 1895 Ii shall
nj ha
labor III all its phases the relation OF trusts
and combinations of capital to the industrial
problem and such other industrial aues-
tons as may be suggested to them. and
which they may deem it desirable to discuss
lhe commission is authorized to invite through
the President delegates OF foreign countries TO
take part In the conference.
BILL TO CREATE BUEEAU OF HEALTH
Mr.. Coleman Of Louisiana has introduced
III the House q bill to create n bureau of
health and TO prevent the Introduction and ex-
tension OF contagious and infectious diseases
IN the United States. The bill authorizes the
PRESIDENT to appoint a chlet commissioner of
health at salary of 5000 per annum who
rhalI be under the Secretary of the Interior
anu who shall hold his Office until seventy
years of age. unless removed by the President
The President Is also authorized to appoint a
heath commission. to be composed of twenty
members divided a. follows: Five commission
odS Ior lHe !eilOW FEVER section and three
each for the following sections: Cholera small
pox. dlphtheria, typhoid fever and scarlet
fever; each commissioner to receive a salary of
$4,000 per annum. The commission is to aes-
lgnate fve OF their number to be known rs the
quarantine commission" The bill approDri-
ates 100000 TO pay the first years salaries and
expenses Of the commission. The bill was re-
TERED TO the committee on commerce.
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS IN THE WAR
Mr.. Osborne from the committee on military
affairs has reported favorabiy TO the House
a substitute for the bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Henderson of Iowa for the relief
OF teIeSraph operators during the war OF the
feoeihon. The substitute authorizes the Secre-
tAry OF War to prepare roll o. all persons
VINO served in the operation of military and
Telegraph lines during the war of the rebellion.
ana TO issue to each. upon application unless
IL appears that his service was not creditabIv
performed, or 10 the representative of those
VINO are dead. suitable certificates of honorable
service In the military telegraph corps of the
army stating the service rendered. the length
OF such service. the dates or as near as NAV be
between which such service WAS performed
anu the rank, II any, by general or special or
Gers OF the officers under whom they served
Provided. that this act shall not entitle anv
person who served in such military corps to
any part or allowances to which he was not
previously entitled
SPECIAL RAILROAD PAssExaEa RATES
Representative Mason, from the committee
on commerce, has reported a bill as a
substitute for all measures which have been
before that committee relative to the rates
enOrded theatrical companies travelling in par