Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-11
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Immigration Observation-Disclosures for Inn
provements on Ellis Island to be Investigated.

Immigratiop Observation-Disclosures for I'm
provements on Ellis Island to be Investig gated.
The Senate and House committees on immi-
grafton sitting jointly will soon enter upon its
proposed Investigation Of the expenditures of
money Tor the improvements at Ellis Island,
New York. This investigation will be very thor
ough and searching. The acting secretary of the
treasury has informed the committee that
the department has reserved q portion OF
the money due the contractors on the
building at the island to indemnify the
not to be up to contract requirements
After finishing the inquiry with refer
ence to Ellis Island thorough
which probably four-fifth of all immigrants
pass. the committee will turn its attention to
the immigration stations at other ports and
VIII investigate the expenditures of money
thereat. When these investigations are con-
Guided o subcommittee will proceed to New
York to inquire into the circumstances attend
ing the landing of the typus-infected insmi-
grants from the steamer Massalia-
AbEMocRATIc CAUCUS.
A meeting OF the democratic members Of
the House of Representatives will be held in
the hall OF the House on Saturday evening,
March IL, 1892. at 7:3O O'Clock p.m., to trans
act important business
The caucus Is called to consider the appoint
tee.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
The House committee "a territories today
finished the consideration of Delegate Joseph's
bill to enable the people of New Mexico to
form a constitution and state government
so that the territory may be admitted
INTO the Union state. num-
per OF Important amendments have been made
70 the Dill; In its amended shape it will be in.
troduced I'm the House no that a new print Of
the Dill may be had. 1t will be called up again
in committee probably next Wednesday, when
FORMAL vote on reporting it to the House will
be taken.
The committee also began the consideration
OF delegate Smith g bill to provide for the ad-
Only Few sections however, had been finished
when the hour Of adjournment arrived. The
consideration Of ths bill will be resumed to-
morrow.
THE MADRID COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Inc House committee on foreign affairs
has directed favorable report to be made on
the bill authorizing the appointment OF three
commissioners to represent the United States
at the columbian historical exposition, to bt
held at Madrid this year.
Mrs. Potter Palmer was at the Capitol yesterday
engaged IN an effort to secure the independence
OF the women's board from the national com
mission OF the Columbian exposition and il
forwarding other proposed changes in the re-
lations OF the board TO the MANAGEMENT of the
exposition.
PosrMAsrERs BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
committee from the meeting of the post
masters now being held in this city was befor.
the House committee on post offices and pos
roads to make arguments, suggestions ant
various matters which the postmssters thinl
VIII De Tor the good OF the service. The com
mittee consisted of the following postmasters
Brown OF Toledo, Ohio; Hart of Boston, Well
of Nashville, Lewis of Atlanta and Garrison o.
Omaha.