Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-13
CAPITOL TOPICS.
TIRE RIVER AND HARBok BIZ.

TIE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
The river and harbor bill as reported 20 ths
Senate today contains an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the improvement Of the Potomac
river. As Was stated in The STAR some time ago 10
Is an increase Of $50 900 over the amount allowed
ht the House. and there IL no saving CLAUSE
which prevents the expenditure of any Of the
money upon the Potomac fats until the title
OF the government has been established
RlGHr or BURIAL IN NATIONAL cEMErKRIRs
letter from Col. NJ. d. L Simpson, q ~
tired army officer. has raised a question As 10
the rights OF army officers and their families 10
burial IN national cemeteries Col simpson
wrote 20 the War Department that a lot Of suf-
ilclent size for two graves had been assigned
10 MN IN Arlington cemetery. and
as his wife was buried in bethlehem
Pa, he requested permission 60 inter the re,
mains 81 his son, now reposing in the vault az
cambridge. Mass. an one Of the graves nj Ar
hngton. The letter referred 90 Quarter
master General Batchelder. ON whose recon-
,aehuauon Col simpsons request denied.
IL children Of officers we're permitted
TO be buried in national cemeteries.
Ten. Batchelder said. they would cease 20
DE national cemeteries. Secretary Elkins I'm
transmitting the papers SAYS that there il q
great deal OF available ground in Arlington and
'Ne cemetery az West Point, and there APP
pears tc be no provision Of law for the burial q
oiilcers therein-much less of their families
'ne matter Is submitted to Congress-
THE PURLIc SERVICE.
The senate committee ON civil service and
retrenchment today ordered a favorable report
on Senator Gallingers bill requiring the heads
OF the executive departments to dismiss from
the public service all persons who are not citi-
zens OF the l nited States by nativity or COM
plete naturalization and prohibiting the APP
polntment ofsuch persons in the future.
aaAx 49, II
dlers bill excepting from civil service examine
non and Classification employees whose duties
are technical or scientific In their character
and all who are engaged in duties not merely
clerical.
THE NATIONAL GUARD AT THE WORLDS FArA
Mr. Mitchell has offered in the senate .
resolution, which was referred 20 the select
committee on the qusdro-centennial, INSTRUCT
ing that committee TO inquire into the propriety
of causing suitable provision TO be made by
Congress TO cover the cost If transportation
different states TO enable such national guard
to be present m encampment for a reasonable
period at the worlds Columbian exposition.
AGAINST A NEW MINT BUILDING.
The provision in the sundry civil bill for ths
erection of a new mint building at Philadelphia
was stricken out in committee Of the WHOLE
House by vote of IS to %.
THE WORLDS FAIR INQUIRY.
The Dockery world fair subcommittee yestsr-
day held its rstmeeting since il closed the taking
of testimony. The meeting was merely pre-
liminsry and resulted in nothing Of importance
as respects the recommendation that Will b
made.
NOTES.
William Matthews life-size painting Of Abrs-
ham Lincoln has been cleaned and refrsmed
and is now on exhibition in the office Of Ser
geant-at-Arms Valentine of the Senate.