Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-16
CAPITOL TOPICS.
History of the state Den

History of the State Department..
Senator Butler. from the committee on
foreign relations. today favorably reported
the amendment to the diplomatic appropria-
ton bill heretofore introduced by himself,
apr opriating 5000 for the purchase of a
chronological history of the Department
of State and Of the foreign relations of the
government from September s. 1T74 to
July 1. 1855. prepared by John H Hoswelf
chief Of the bureau of indexes and archives
in the State Department.
The VirEinius Award.
Senator Turpie, from the committee on
foreign relations. today reported favorabIy
the BILL which has been before that commit
tee since February - last, providing for
the accretions of the Virginius indemnity
fund. The bill directs the distribution of
this sum among persons who have already
substantiated their right to participate in
1t.
Navy Medical Directors.
Senator Cameron today introduced a bill
providing that all medical directors of the
United States navy, irrespective of the
grade held by them at the time of retire.
msnt, who have been Ietired with the rela-
tive rank of commodore. at the age of
sixty-two years. shall receive from the
date of appointment the same rate OF pay
provided for medical directors retired from
the active list OF the navy.
To Investigate the Immi grafton Laws.
The resolution of Representative Bar
tholdt of Missouri calling upon the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for information re-
gardipg the enforcement of contract labor
laws was considered by the House COM
mfttee on immigration today, aud will be
reported to the House with recommended
tons by Representatives Bartholdt and
PasChaL One question upon which par
ticular stress will be laid is who are con-
sidered members of family in the inter-
probation of the clause which permits a
to assist them to the United States,
taken to prosecute employers who have at
tempted TO violate the law?
Consul General to Tangier.
Senator Morgan, from the committee on
foreign relations. today reported from that
committee an amendment to the diplomatic
and consular Appropriation bill increasing
the salary of the consul general at Tan
gier. Morocco. from 5000 to $1,000. The
amendment is indorsed by the Secretary of
State In making his report Senator Nor
gan filed a letter from the present consul
general. showing him to be the great grand
son Of the first American consul to that
city, and that the present sultan sustains
the same relation to the sovereign of his
great grandfatherS time.
For National Board of Health.
Representative Mahan introduced today
the bill to establish a bureau of public
health prepared by the national quarantine
committee of the New York Academy of
Medicine. 1t was referred to the commerce
committee
Convict Labor.
President Savage of the New York Mat
Makers Union was before the House COM
mittee on labor today to urge restrictions
against convict-rnade goods. He stated that
three hundred Of the seven hundred mat
makers of New York had been thrown out
Of employment by the competition of the
pennsylvania prisons. Wages of skilled
workmen who remained in the business had
EaLen 10 - per week as a result of prison
competition.
House Commerce Committee
The much discussed project to establish
a government bureau of public health will
be definitely disposed Of Friday. Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hospital SER
vice and Health Officer jenkins of the port
OF New York will address the House COM
nlttee on commerce on the BILL and vote
will be taken The committee decided TODAY
to make a favorable report on Representa-
tive Bingham's bill to construct a bridge
across the Delaware river at Philadelphia
and to establish light vessel at the SOUTH
pass of the Mississippi river and the Gulf
OF Mexico, doing away with the ship off
Trinity Shoals.
Representative Updegraff of Iowa ad
dressed the committee on the bill to subiect
express Companies to the operations of the
interstate commerce law.
Naval Appropriation Bill.
The House yesterday passed the naval an
Preparation bill. and with it an amendment
changing the law regulating the appoint
nent OF cadets to the Naval Academy by
the Secretary Of the Navy. so as to re-
qulre him in the future to select cadets to
MI vacancies caused by the failure of Con-
sressmen to nominate candidates from act
ual residents in the districts where the va
cdncles exist. 1t was further provided that
cadets may be appointed from the districts
not now represented in the academy by
actual residents said to be eleven in num-
Der II the nominations shall be made by
The LIST Of August next