Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-04
THE GARFIELD EXPENSES
Allowed In the Senate on q Somewhat Re-
duced scaie-Money for Grass Grown vir-
gInia Towns-Other Work OF the Senate
and House Of Representatives.
The Senate.


and Houge Of Representatives.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, July S.-The senate bill TO
authorize the sale of timber on certain lands
reserved for'the use OF the Menomonee Indians
of Wisconsin passed.
Senator Morgan called up the senate bill to
encourage and promote telegraphic commuzi.
cation between America and Europe. 1t con-
stitutes Robert Garrett, William F. Burns,
William T. Finck of Maryland, and associates,
q company to lay an ocean cable from any
point on the American side to some point on
the European coast. The bill passed, with an
amendment extending the time within which
the company shall begin laying cables to two
years from the passage OF the act.
The senate bill to amend section {, 1926 of the
revised statutes of the United States, touching
the issuance of patents for mineral lands, was
called up. The purpose of the bill was to
correct an abuse growing out
pretended protests against issuing patents and
Instructions to granting titles to mining
claims as means Of extorting black mail
from persons seeking patents.
The bill provides that where there is fail
ure to sustain by proof the allegations in the
protest the party making the same shall pay
the costs and expenses of the proceeding.
Senator Garland moved an amendment which
prevailed. The bill then passed.
The general deficiency appropriation bill
was proceeded with and the committees
amendments were agreed to as read.
The senate committee proposed an amend
ment constituting the first and second comp
trotters of the treasury and treasurer of the
United States board to audit, hear and de-
farm oil uuacfinna QriGfnoy If tho ci oir
and proposed allowances, growing out of the
illness and death OF President Garfield, provid-
ing the method Of auditing them, appropriaiing
SIS, 900 for the payment of.awards, and limiting
the amount to be certified and paid for medi-
cal services to $50 900; further provided that
all claims shall be considered and allowance
made before January l, 1888, and the aggre-
gate awards shall not exceed the amount ap-
propriated.
Senator Vest raised several points Of order
against the amendment, but the senate, by
strictly party vote of 20 to 10. held that 1T
could not be entertained uncer the rules.
Senator Davis Qll.) voted no with the!Demo-
Gratis.
Senator Vest then opposed the proposition
with much earnestness. He said 1t was we'll
known that the late president If not butchered
was unquestionably the victim of malpractice
in his last illness. For eighty days he was
physicked, leeched, probed and lanced, while
the bullet that was eating away his life never
for moment came under the attention of the
physicians. From a medical or scientific
point of view alone the fees we're grossly
enormous and would not be allowed by
q court In any ordinary case. If Garfeld's
life had been saved there would have been some
reason for liberal outlay on the part of the
government for medical services, but none ex-
listed. Vest referred to the newspaper charges
made during the presidents illness, that while
hull M f~xya
ports of the presidents condition the physi-
cians:were telegraphing in cipher to Wall street
brokers information exactly the reverse of
that which was being published. He thought
it due to the country that an investigation
into that charge should even yet be made. He
regarded the charge of DR.. Bliss of %, 900 for
eighty days as exhorbitant and had read at
the clerks desk statement by DR.. Boynton
to the effect that on or about August Sth,
1881, he was informed by the late president
that DR.. Bliss was a volunteer In the case. In
this connection the testimony given by DR..
Bliss that was sent for by the secretary of war
was also read.
Senator Hale said he was unable TO appre-
ciate the force of Senator Vests criticism
upon the medical treatment of the late presi-
dent as failure. The fact was universally
admitted that the presidents wound was nee
essariIy fatal. The amendment originated
with The appropriation committee without
suggestion or intimatiOn from any quarter
and to afford means of removing the matter
from the debates of congress for settlement
by a competent tribunal. Some discussion
followed as to the ground upon which the
senate committee had based its reduction from
the aggregate reported in the house of $780,
900, which it was now proposed to make $751;
600, and Senator Hale explained that the COM
mittee had adopted the house bisIs as their
own, but had substituted lower scale.
After further remarks by Senator's Allison,
Garland, Van Wyck, Blair, Pendleton and
Salisbury. The amendment offered by Senator
Cockrell reducing the appropriation from
$4,000 to $500 and the amount for medica
services from $52,500 to S35, 900 was agreed
to, yeas. %; nays, %. A proviso was adopted
requiring the claimant to file release, under
seal of all claims against the representatives OF
the late president, growing out of said rllness
and burial. The section prevailed as amended
and the bill passed.
On motion of Senator Malone the judlciar,
committee was instructed to inquire into thu
propriety Of providing for the payment of tn
expenses necessarily encurred by the circul
judges while on duty away from their homes
After placing the bankruptcy bill on ORDER
as unfinished business the Ssnate adjourne,
until Wednesday.