Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-09
NOTES FRox TINE CAPITOL
The kiccsieas Btn 90 NJ Prss~d AgaAs
the Free Coinage Measure.


The kiccsteas Btn 60 ~ frss~d Agaia9
the Free Coinage Measure.
Representative Dineley Of Maine offered sse
reference N he Honse today the following
resolution - IN amendment 10 the resolution
offered . few days ago by Representative
Townsend Of Colorado intended 20 cause the
silver bill 10 he brought before the House: And
provided further, that whenever any general
appropriation bin 10 under eonsiderasios
in the House or in committee Of the whole on
the state Of the Union. IL shall be in order 10
move a. an amendment thereto any ball which
has passed the House and been sent 10 the SEN
ate and has not been returned from the senate
favorsbly or adversely acted upon by said body
within ak months from the time Of i,s ps.s>es
in the House."
The obvious purpose OF this amendment 10 -
emharrass the silver men by loading dow n their
original proposition with an amendment look
ing 20 the attachment OF the elections bin -
an appropriation q rider.
rSxss MILITARY POST.
Senator Reagan today proposed an amend
ment 20 the sundry civil bill Hppropriatins
$4,000 TO secure the completion OF a twelve
company military post al Fort Sam Houston,
san Antonio, Tex; and also 10 appropriate
s16i 500 to secure the completion OF the nee
e7NoA"P1tis post AZ II f1aso.
AN ASSISTANT APPRAISER roH CHICAGO.
Senator Cullom today introduced a bill -
authorize the appointment Of an assistant sp-
prsiser OF merchandise at Chicago with
salary of -. 500 year.
NEW CAVALRY posi-
Senator Hawley TO-DAY reported favor~hay
from the committee on military affairs The n,ll
appropriating si0o.oOo to begin the con.srpc-
,oh OF ionr-company cavalry post near kxusx
THE IMMIGRATION BuI-
The bill introduced today by Senator O.
der chairman OF the joint congre.aouHl
committee on Immigration. is sulssA,-
italy the same bill In i< pro
visions that introduced i'm a.
House by Mr.. Owen. The onIy change i'm she
bii Is In the section relating 20 tie restrictions
imposed upon immigrants who are idiotic &C.
winch rs made little more stringent
EhpLofEs or THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Acting Secretary OF the Navy soley sotAy
transmitted 70 the House n report Of the num-
Der OF persons employed in the Navy Depart
ment during the past year. The report sAovs
that 800, ioo.o5 was paid for salaries.
AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES
In The House today Representative Lodge
Mass introduced resolution proposing I've
amendments TO the House rules intended 20
prevent the use OF the journal Of eseh dAy
proceedings az a measure Of obstruction. The
nrst Is TO require that printed copy of he
journal OF each days proceedings
be furnished TO each memlssr
of the House before the opening
OF the session Of the next Legislative
day, and the second TO provide for
special session of the Hou-e every
saturday evening at which nc journal
OF TIE week Ii 10 be read. and nj which umo IL
shall be open for amendment such sassion i
not to be held unless demanded by one or
more members. Ii is made the duty Of Che
speaker 10 examine aud approve the journal Of
each day before II IL finished in printed form
10 the members on each Legislative day.