Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-06
The Bill Defeated.
CAPITOL TOPICS.
The Docking of Members.

Representative Sperry (Conn) today in
troduced resolution which has long been
dreaded by many members Of Congress- as
1t contemplates publicity to the ''docked''
salary list of Congress.
The resolution calls upon the sergeant-at-
arms to report to the House all information
in his possession relating to the docking
Of members.
Committee on Labor.
Socialist Swift of the Boston Industrial
army failed to appear before the House
committee on labor today to speak for the
petition introduced by Representative
O'Neill. Another chance will be given him.
A subcommittee. consisting of Represent
atives McCann. Ryan, Capehart. Pence.
Phillips and Erdman was appointed to
draft bill to prevent competition between
convict labor and free labor.
Opposed to Seamen Protective Meas
ures.
-Four representatives OF shipping interests,
Vernon c. Brown and Capt W. V Nichols
of the New York maritime exchange,
George Z. Earnshaw. president of the Phil
adelphia maritime exchange, and George H.
l.Igbee, manager OF the International Navf-
cation Company. spoke to the House COM
mittee on merchant marine today in oppo-
sition to the bills introduced by Represen-
tative Mcguire of California for protection
of American seamen. They claim that the
effect Of the bills would be to put all Amer
lean ships under foreign flags.
Bills Passed by the Senate To-day.
Before entering upon the discussion of the
tariff today the Senate passed seven bills.
one of them being House bill, and the
5thers Senate bills. The House bill passed
grants certain lands known as the Dear
horn arsenal 10 the village of Dearborn,
Mich. for public purposes.
The Senate bills passed were the follow
ing; Granting right Of way through the
Omaha and Winnebago Indian reservations
in Nebraska To the Eastern Nebraska and
Gulf Railroad Company; granting right of
way through the Leech Lake Indian reser-
walton in Minnesota to the Northern Min
hesota Railway Company: waving the
limitation OF ages as TO the graduates of
the Naval Academy. who were at sea at the
time or the passage of the act of August ),
1SS2, relating TO the appointment of assist
ant paymasters in the navy; increasing the
pension Of the widow of the late Col
Frederick T. Dent to $50 per month; grant
ing pensions 70 John NJ Swift of Oregon
and 10 Ann Bradford.
Printing Deficiency.
The Secretary of the Treasury has trans
mitted to the House the recommendation Of
the public printer for deficiency appropria-
ton of 100000. to prevent the partial sus-
pension Of the public printing this month.
Plnywrights' Copyright Bill.
There is a difference of opinion in the
House committee on patents regarding the
bill for the protection of dramatic COPY
rights, which was introduced at the request
Of the playrights' association. Representa-
tive Hutchinson of Texas strongly opposed
IL committee today the proposition to make
violation OF copyrights a misdemeanor
Punishable by years Imprisonment. Rep
res n alive Robbins of Alabama and other
members supported him, taking the ground
uiat the violation could not be made more
tran a civil offense or punished by criminal
courts Representa- tive Covert, chairman of
the committee. spoke for the bill.