Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-09
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
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Mr.. Davis (Minn. called up for consideration
the bill appropriating IS, 900 for the i'm
provement OF st. Mary's river, Mich, and
sl,6S40O0 for the improvement Of May Lake
channel.
Mr.. Davis made an exhaustive speech upon
the measure, and impressed upon the Senate
the benefits which would accrue to the business
interests Of the west from the improvement,
At the conclusion Of his speech the bill was
referred to the committee on commerce.
FLORIDA SWAMP LANpa
Mr.. Call called up . resolution directing the
Secretary Of the Interior to report all the evil
dence in the general land Office relative to the
swamp lands in Florida upon which the COM
missioner OF that office based his charge OF
fraud in the selection Of such lands. He
quoted letter from the governor of Florida
declaring the statements Of the Commissioner
70 be at variance with the facts and requesting
him (Mr. CalD to defend the state from the
ceeded to do, dealing literally with statistics to
show that there had been no erroneous or
fraudulent selections Of swamp lands.
CAPITOL TOPICS.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON COMMISSIONER MORGAN
AND SUPERINTENDENT DORCHESTER.
At the meeting Of the Senate committee on
Indians affairs today, the reply Of Commis-
sioner Morgan to the charges filed against him
by Father Stephan, director OF the Catholic
board OF missions, was presented and read.
At the conclusion Of the discussion which fol-
lowed, the committee, by q vote of to /,
ordered the nominations of Thomas J. Morgan,
to be Indian commissioner, and of DR.. Dor
chester. to be superintendent of Indian affairs,
to be reported favorably to the Senate.
NEEDS OF THE NAVY.
The naval committee Of the House today
decided to invite Secretary Tracy to attend the
committee meeting next Wednesday and e1-
press his views respecting the needs OF the
navy in the matter of new vessels.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
at its meeting today ordered favorable reports
to the Senate upon the following bills: To re.
arrange the salaries Of steamboat inspectors
and to provide for q new district at Providence
RI; to authorize the erection of bridges a,
Omaha and Lyons and Clinton, Iowa, and over
Island and Cape Flattery, Washington, by g
marine cable.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Speaker Reed, Representatives Mckinley
and Canyon, the republican members of the
committee on rules, held a conference this
afternoon. The democratic members we're moi
present.
WANT MONUMENT FOR THE INDIAN TIGHTER.
number of citizens of Roanoke county, Va.
petitoned the Senate today to make an appro.
priation OF not less than $4,000 to erect q
monument over the grave of Gen. Andrew
Lewis, often spoken OF in history as the great
.'Indian fighter, and who is buried near Salem
in that county.
TO SPEAK FOR WASHINGTON.
= The claims of Washington as the site for the
proposed exposition will be presented to the
Senate quadro-centennial committee tomor.
row. Alex. ID. Anderson. secretary of the
national board, will open. Maj John W.
Powell Of the Geological survey will speak Oh
the museum feature of the exposition. Gen.
Felix Agnus of Baltimore will come next
NOTES.
Gen. Benet, chief of ordnance, and Major
Smith of the ordnance department today ad.
dressed a subcommittee of the House commit
tee on appropriations in explanation of the
estimates for Notifications and ordinances