Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-24
Senator Carey's Resolution in the
Senate Today.
TIE EMPLOYEES RESOLUTION
Offered by Mr.Wolcott Taken Up
and Adopted.
L Fl E SILVER ATE
1t is Continued in the House To-
day---Mr. Williams Speech.
THE SENATE

several bills were reported from committees
and placed on the calendar
Ihe following bills were reported back ad-
verseiy and indefinitely postponed:
To define the grades OF certain medical off,
| GERS of tho army.
For a medal OF honor roll"
Several bills were introduced and referred
| to the post Office committee FOR rural postal
delivery; to aid the special delivery evste,a:
as 70 postal notes. TO prohibit advertising sheets
passing as second-class mail matter; for the
relief of fourth-class postmasters: to indemnify
the seniors Of registered mail matter lost in the
| mails and for pneumatic tube transmission of
mails IN cities.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Carey offered resolution instructing
| the committee on public buildings and grounds
| to inquire and report as to the condition Of
public buildings in the city of Washington and
as to what additional buildings needed for
| the use of the general government.
The resolution gave rise to some discussion
MIR. Vest stated that the Senate had passed this
session bill for the construction of hall of
records, but that it had not received any con-
| sideration in the House.
the proposed inquiry would result in
very little good. because every one
knew now that additional buildings were
| needed. The occupancy Of the Maltby build
ing, ing was referred to BY Mr.. Vest, who said
| building on the ground that several bureaus
OF the government would be accommodated in
1t, but he understood that it was occupied al
most entirely by Senator's
Messrs. Butler and Harris said that the super
vlsing inspector of steamers had rooms there
and that some committees Of the Senate and
several Senators, also, had rooms IN ii.
Mr.. Frye remarked that he had been
looking for room there, and had
found that every decent room in the
house had been taken. Then Messrs Platt and
Gray described the unsanitary condition Of the
patent office. At the close OF the discussion the
resolution was referred 70 the committee on
public buildings and grounds.
THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE
Mr.. Sherman offered a resolution (Which
went over without action calling on the Secre-
| tary of the Treasury for detailed statement
of the saving or the increase in the annual ex-
penditure which would result from a transfer
OF the revenue marine to the Navy Depart
ment.
Mr.. woLCoTTs RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. VOL
colt was taken up, discussed, amended and
agreed to. 1t directs the heads of the several
departments and Of the other branches of the
pubic service in the city OF Washing
ton to transmit to the Senate lists
OF al their. subordinates, stating their
names, legal residences, compensation
and duties who were on the LIST day Of March
| instant employed in Washington, not labor
ers or workmen or printers nor members of
the classified civil service, aud who were
not specifically authorized or appropriated for
by law, but were appointed or employed ac-
cording to the discretion of the official appoint
ing or employing them, and paid from some
general or special fund subject to his control,
and that accompanying such lists shall be
| transmitted like lists Of all persons employed
or paid as laborers or workmen who have per-
formed clerical or other higher duty.
The Senate then Con motion of Mr.. Sherman
at 1869 proceeded to executive business.
THE unrSE