Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-20
CONGRESSIOCaY
Conclusion o, Yesterday Procccs.

SOuciusiou Oh uay's Proceed.
| SENATE.-After our rel .,rt closed
The consideration OF the geneva award bin
| was proceeded with.
Mr. Carpenter continued his speech In sup-
port of the committee bill In the course or his
remarks Mr.. Carpenter alleged that the docu-
| ment produced 10y Mr.. Blaine as an opinion OF
| Caleb Gushing must be a forgery, and intro
ductd evidence In support OF his allegation.
Mt Blaine proceeded 10 show that Mr. Car
| penter had, when he was in the Senate before,
Noted nNe or SIX times against the payment OF
me insurance companies He read a letter
nom Mr.. Richard = Spofrord. a member OF the
| Boston bar, affirming the genuneness OF the
oi,,nion purpoftlng 10 come from Mir. Gushing.
me discussion subsequently, took the form OF
bersonaiitles between MessrS Carpenter and
blalne, me former saying that the Senator1rom
Malhe mao commenced this dance between
them by criticising him for being a LAWYER and
requiring authorization OF what was read 10
me senate The Senator might continue the
amusement as long as he pleased. or stop when
ever he chose, out 50 long as he kept tt up Mr.
carpenter would not retire. II should never be
said IN the Senate, or outside OF it, that the Sem
alor bad plped 10 him and he had not danced.
ILaughteEl
Mr.. Blaine said he was not so fond OF seeing
nne Steps OF the senator from Wisconsin that he
Moulu pipe long 10 call him out. The Senator
was making mountain out or a molehiIl and
showed remarkably thin skin for LAWYER
VINO had had so many conflicts at the bar
Alter the colloquy had continued some time
Mr.. Blalne said that the senator from Wilson,
SIN had closed his speech with an elaborate and
| was President In lS12 and communicated tho
result or the arbitration TO Congress. but moth.
ing III mat message gave the slightest indica-
| ton OF General Grants opinion as 10 what wer.
the proper claims 10 be paid.
Mr.. Carpenter thought the debate had grown
very shadowy when the senator from Maine
went fishing in the files of the state depart
ment TO find out what General Grants opinion
| was on this subject. have the greatest posi-
| bic admiration for General Grant he continued
should Weld even TO the senator from Maine
| vat eNar
| this Kind which had deliberately examined
ment.
| Mr. Blaine-The Senator IS losing HIS mem-
| DRY as well as his courtesy. He introduced
Gen. Grant with highly proper eulogium, and
| paraded him as witness on his side and now
be says, "Oh. yes. Gen. Grant IS a great man.
Out his opinten is not worth more In this case
than that OF any other respectable man" 1
olloWed Gen. Grant through almost every mea-
| sure OF his administration and stood adherent
10 his policy. and am very glad TO see that his
observation-disclosures, his common sense and Justice
bis accurate knowledge OF what was fair be,
| tween man and man is clearly proved In this
| letter. Applause
Mr.. Carpenter.-You have ruined me COM
| pletey. lLaughter.l
Mr.. Thuman.-The two Senator's have set
themselves right on the third-term question:
| Laughter ana applause in the gallery and on
me lloorl Mr.. Thurman then made a few re-
| marks, saying that though MeSsrS Boutwell,
and sherman decided as the Senator from Maine
mad said, they both voted as Senators 10 pay the
insurance men.
Mr.. Edmunds thought there was no danger
! as feared by MeSSrS Blaine and Carpenter that
Wewere likely 10 dishonor ourselves before the
| eyes OF other nations. Any other nation would
resent any criticism on Its conduct I'm similar
| case. This money has been paid TO the United
| States to be disposed OF by Congress as every
| body agrees. according TO its own sense OF what
! It's duty TO its own citizens requires. The fear
therefore, that we are not going TO stand well
| In the eyes OF the world because we decide be-
tween cur clllzens one way or another he
| thought entirely displaced. but he did not care
| to keep the Senate at such late hour and on
MS motion, at 5.25 p. m, the Senate adjourned
| until 10 morrow.
| HOUSE.-After our report closed
| Mr.. COX, chairman OF the committee on foreign
AFFAIRS moved 10 suspend the rules and pass the
| Senate bin, with amendments, providing for
| celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary OF
me treaty OF peace and the recognition OF Amer
! lean independence by holding an International
| eNhlblt1on OF arts, manufactures and the pro-
| ducts OF the soil and mines In New York city In
| 1883.
| After considerable discussion. the motion was
! agreed 10, and the Senate bill, with the amend
ments OF the House committee, was passed.
| Mr.. Shallenberger. from the committee on
| public buildings and grounds, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill for the erection OF
| public building at Pfttsburg Pa.
After a protest by Mr.. Blount against this
method of legislation the bin was passed.
| MI Conroth moved TO suspend the rules and
| pass the bill providing pensions to soldiers and
| sailors OF the Mexican and other wars. This is
vised Statutes.
A motion TO adjourn was Immediately made
Oh the republican side and defeated.
4 The vote was then taken on Seconding the
demand for a suspension OF the rules aud re-
| Sufted-yeaS lt6. nays 3.
The question OF no quorum was raised by Mr..
| CoBger.
| Mr.. TowDshend inquired whether the other
side vas opposed to pensoniDg Mexican vet
| elanS?
Mr.. Hayes-we are against pensioning JEFF
| Davis.
Mr.. Dibrell explained that JEFF. Davis would
| rot he rensiohed under this bill, because he was
| Sill under political disability.
! Mt. Co1irOth then modified his motion so as 10
take the bill up for consideration.
- The motion was opposed by Messrs- Conger,
cannon and Frye, the latter stating that his op-
position was not On the ground that the bill
might pension some who had fought against
| the lnited States in the late war, but that I'm
| addition TO the present $50 900 900 pension list
this bill would create another pension list that
| would embrace persons who had no need OF
pensions. The opposition OF Messrs. COnger
! bill should be- discussed in committee or the
whole, where IL now is.
The motion to suspend the rules and take up
1 the Oil Tor consideration was defeated-yeas
ll9, nays 'O-not the necessary TWO thirds in the
! Affirmative
Mr.. Hunton. chairman OF the committee on
The District or Columbia, moved TO suspend the
| rules and pass the bill 10 increase the metro
politan police force OF the District by allowing
| one inspector. one clerk and one hundred
BohOliLiNu. ltlcdlo liis pItotll TtuulTe-
| meDt for the appointment OF men honorably
| discharged from the army or navy OF the United
States.
Mr. Conger objected TO that provision, and
| asserted that this, like almost all other bills
ff0m the democratic side OF the House. contained
| an attack On Union soldiers.
! Mr. Hutton repealed the charge, and de-
clared that the only reason for the provision
| was that [as asserted by the Commissioners.
one OF them an officer In the United States army
| discharged soldiers were Incapable OF perform
! ing the active service OF patrolmen.
Without action on the bill, the House, at 5:45
| p. NJ, adjourned.
SAD SCENE IN A SENATE CHANBER.-As al
| ready briefly stated. the senate chamber at
| Frankfort KY, was the scene OF a sad event on
THURSDAY. Col. Jerry South had been ailing
| for month, but, convaleScing, went TO the cap
| itol, and taking seat on one OF the sofas re-
/ served for visitors was warmly congratulated on
his recovery by his colleagues Senators DIR.
Shakelford and Gathright were the last TO talk
with the old Senator. They had barely taken
| their seats when, hearing cultural breathings
| in the rear, they looked back and saw Senator
| South lying with his head thrown back and
| gasping for life They rushed 10 him. but he
| was already dead. The body was extended upon