Evening star., 1894-04-05
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Interstate Commerce.

Senator German, from the Senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce. today made
a favorable report upon the bill providing
for the repeal of the section of the inter-
state commerce act which Drescribes pun
ishment by Imprisonment for offenses
ag ainst the act, and substituting therefor
a fine not to exceed 5000.
Pacific Railroads.
The House committee on Pacific railroads
devoted today's session mainly to gen.
eral discussion of the matter Of legislation
regarding the debt of the Pacific railroad
to the United States.
Gen. Wade Hampton, the commissioner
of railroads, will be invited to appear be-
fore the committee at its next meeting. and
counsel employed by the Attorney General,
at later day.
New York and New Jersey Bridge Bill.
The New York and New Jersey bridge
bill, as it passed the House after the Presi-
dents veto of the original BILL is now in
the hands Of the Senate committee on COM
Terce. and was referred to in the proceed
ings Of that committee today. No action
was taken, because 1t appeared that the
New York chamber of commerce and the
Maritime Association had asked for a hear
Ing on the merits Of the bill, which the
committee decided to grant and set IL for
next Thursday. The Indications now are
that the present bill will be quite strongly
opposed in committee.
Forts Cook and Harrison,
The Senate committee on military affairs
agreed today to recommend an increase of
the limit Of the cost of the construction of
Fort Crook, Neb.. to 0,OOO. and that of
Fort Harrison, Mont, to $500, 600 in ac-
cordance with the terms of an amendment
proposed by Senator Manderson. The
amendment will next go to the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations.
New York Port of Entry
The Senate committee on commerce today
agreed to a favorable report upon the hill
extending the limits of the port OF entry
Of New York, as to include the city OF
fonkers. The bill has passed the House.
The Brown Nomination.
The Senate committee on commerce to-
day considered the nomination of ID. G.
Brown. to be collector OF customs for the
district composed of Montana and Idaho
which has remained unacted upon for a
year because of the opposition OF Senator
Power, but again postponed action. Brown
rendered his resignation to the Secretary Of
the Treasury a few days ago, but II has
not been accepted.
Practice i'm Federal Courts.
Senator Murphy introduced a bill in the
Senate today to permit attorneys who have
been admitted to the Supreme Court CT the
United States to practice in federal cir
cult and district courts without being for
mally admitted
The sweating system.
Senator Kyle today introduced a bill 70
prevent the manufacture of clothing in
unhealthy places. 1t is directed against
the sweating system. It prohibits the sale
OF clothing in one state made in another
in an uncleanly room or in rooms Used
for sleeping or eating. and requires a tag
to be placed upon all clothing shipped cut
OF state, giving the street and number Of
the house in which it was made.
StenOgraphers for Ambassadors.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions has made a favorable report on an
amendment to the diplomatic and consular
bill appropriating $1.5O0 each for the en-
ployment of stenographers and typewriters
In the offices of the ambassadors at Lon
don, Paris and Berlin.
Florida Nominations Discussed
The Senate spent almost two hours in
executive session yesterday in discussing
the nomination of H. w. Long to be regis
ter of the land office in GAINESVILLE Fla, and
discovered at the close of the debate upon
a motion to recommit that there was not
a quorum of the Senate present This left
the matter undisposed Of and Just where
1t stood in the beginning. Speeches were
made during the session by Senators Call,
Pasco and Carey.