Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-04
CAPITOL TOPICS.
sectarian Appropriations.


Senator Cockrell has presented petitions
from citizens of Missouri protesting
against further appropriations being made
by the government to aid sectartan inst
tutions.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill.
The Senate gave most Of yesterday to the
agricultural appropriation bill, and passed
that measure. carrying s. 2G2. 600. without
material amendment. Another bill passed
during the day changes the limitations of
fourth-class mail matter. SO as to free the
postal service from bulky articles, hereto
fore sent free by the government depart
ments. Mr.. Wolcott. in urging the bill,
said roller-top desks and electric motors
were among the articles sent as mail by
the departments
Criminal Cases Not Capital.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the bill withdrawing from the Supreme
Court jurisdiction of criminal cases not
capital. and confer the same on courts Of
appeals.
Abolishing the Fee System.
The House spent the entire day yester-
day in debating the amendment to the leg
islative appropriation bill to abolish the
fee system in the cases Of United States
district attorneys and marshals. The sal
5000 to 5000 The amendment was in
dorsed by almost every member Of the tu-
dietary committee. 1t was argued the
amendment would reduce the expenses of
United States courts, which have doubled
since 1878, at least $5OO,000 for the first
year. and result in stopping the pernicious
peddling Of the business Of the federal
courts.
Combinations.
The Senate in executive session yester-
day, confirmed the following nominations:
Charles Z. Wells Of West Virginia, to be
marshal Of the United States for the dis
trict of West Virginia.
Lieut. Col. w. r. King, corps Of engi-
neers. to be a member Of the Missouri
river commission.
Samuel H. Keedy of New York. to be
France.
George ]. Roskruge of Arizona, to be sur
veyor general of Arizona.
Postmasters: New York-Mary Kate
Cleveland. at Waterville; S. H. Vandyck,
at Coxsackie; L. w. Young. at Bayshore;
c. Whitney, at Franklinville. Connecticut
Charles Harrington. at Essex; Adam Uhl.
at Montowese. Ohio-W. w. Lewis. at
Hudson. Minnesota-E c. Burke, at Vir-
gina; Geo. d. Muggah, at Cloquet; H. c.
Howard. at Lake Crystal. Missouri-S. E.
While, at Hopkins.
Oriental Cheap Labor.
Some days ago Mr.. Newlands Of Nevada
introduced in the House a resolution in
structing the ways and means committee
to inquire into the effect of the difference
of exchange between gold and silver stand
ard countries on American manufactures.
He referred at the time to the great influx
Of cheaper manufactured articles from
Japan, and argued that an increase in the
price of silver would take from oriental
countries the advantages they possessed
in virtue of the exchange. Some of the
members OF the ways and means commit
tee have talked the subject over, and there
is disposition to make the investigation,
but it will probably be made on the basis
of resolution offered by Mr.. Tawney
(Minn) yesterday. His resolution is sub
stantially in the words of a resolution
adopted recently at Chicago by the Amer
lean Manufacturers Association. 1t is as
follows:
"Resolved, That the committee on ways
and means inquire respecting the alleged
invasion Of our markets and the menace
offered to American manufacturing indus
try by the products OF cheap oriental labor.
and to determine what is the cause of this
menace, and what means should be
adopted to avert the threatened injury to
domestic producers"
A Peace Monument mt AppOmuttox.
Representative Mahon of Pennsylvania
introduced q bill in the House today APP
prcpriatirg $4,000 for the erection of a
peace monument at Appomattox. Va. on
the spot where Lee surrendered to Grant.
The monument is to be erected under the
auspices of a commission, composed of the
Secretary Of War, the commander of the
army, the chief of engineers. commander
in-chief of the G. A. R., commander of the
Confederate Veterans Association.
A Pension for Phil Kearny's Daughter
The House committee on invalid pen
sions has favorably reported bill provid-
ing a pension of SIS month to Elizabeth
". Kearny, the daughter of Gen. Philip
Kearny, who served in the Mexican and
subsequent wars.