National Republican., 1884-03-04
The House Passes the Bill PensiOning Survi-
vors Of That War.
Some Sharp Sparing During the De-
bate Upon the Measure.
Tho Senate After Discussion, Passes Bill for the
Erection Of Sundry Public Buildings,
And Then Euloglzes tho Late Ropresont-
ativo Haskell, OF Kansas.
THE SENATE.


port upon the asserted unhealthfulness Of the
swine product Of this country.
Also, the annual report Of the civil service com
mission, read last week In the house Of represent
ative and already published
Mr. Vest presented and had tho clerk read a
memorial from the president and members of the
territorial council OF New Mexico, complaining o.
the arbitrary assumption by the clerk Of that ter
rltory Of the power to designate the member
elected to the territorial legislature, thus depriv
ing each house Of such legislature of It's right Il
Judge Of tho election and qualifications Of It's owr
members.
In connection with this memorial Mr.. Vest offered
a resolution, which was agreed to- referring tn,
subject matter Of the complaint to the committee
ON territories for Investigation, with power to senc
for persons and papers.
Bills were reported favorably from committee,
and placed on tho calendar as follows:
By Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin. from the com
mitlee on public buildings and grounds: TO pro
vide for the erection Of a public building ai
BY Mr.. Vest from the same committee: To pro.
vide for the erection Of public building at Fort
Bills were. introduced and appropriately re-
ferred, a. follows:
BY Nr.voorhee To prescribe the conditions un-
der which bridges may be constructed and main
tanned across the Wabash river in Indiana aud
Illinois. and the White riverin Indiana.
Also to appropriate $4,000 for the protection of
the government property and the Improvement of
the Ohio river at Jeflersouville, Ind.
BY Mr.. Butler: To authorize the secretary of
war war 20 @ loan 20 Goyernors Guards of South Caro-
On motion of Mr.. Plumb. under instructions
from the committee on public lands, that COM
mittee received permission to sit during the ses-
Bions Of the senate.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling the secretary Of the navy for
information as 10 what new buildings haye been
erected, In whole or in part, on the naval acad-
emy grounds at Annapolis, Md. during the last
m Nhg a0.1l .pI,a fl..
the same had been done.
Mr.. Harrison offered a resolution, which was
agreed %, calling ON the secretary OF war to fur
nlsh TO the senate any information IN his posses
sion or attainable as TO the effect oil any dam or
other government work ~ the channel OF the
Ohio river near Jehersonville Ind. upon the flood
line OF the river in times OF great ireshets &c
also the practicablity and probable cost Of con-
Btrncting leyee to prevent overflow at that place
Ihe following resolution was offered by Mr.. Bay
ard. and agreed to:
"Re'oiued, That the committee on naval affairs
be, and they are hereby, Instructed toinqure into
the expediency Of the preparation aud equipment
Of foundry, with steam hammer and proper ma.
4inery Tor me manufacture by the government
OF modern artillery of the largest caliber and most
improved construction, and TO make report there
on as early us practicable"
=, Proceeding to the calendar the senate, on mo-
uon OF Mr. voorhees,, took up, read three times
aud passed number OF bills authorizing the con.
struction OF public buildings in the cities, aud
not 70 exceed, for site and building, the amounts
augusta Ne, $4,000 Carson City. Mo-, 100000;
SaasI;, camden n j. 5000; Waco Texas, 100000;
9oo San Francisco, Call, 100000 Montpelier, VI,
sbS5 n H. sSSSS ssSSSS Ns% NMTsIa &bsny GS
Ind $1,000 Winona, Mimi. Sl0l;OOQ: -Apgusta.
GA 600 0 o0o Oshkosh Wis, si9@oG00It @ I Fort Smith,
City. Eeb. S750O1 Pueblo, Col, 100000 and Fort
Scott Kan, 100000.
ground for the us, of the United States at Provi-
dence. r. l., for Sl2o 0OO and at Springfield, Ills,
enlssGeSent of the T. 3 custSm House at 0 Rieh
mond, Va, were included among tue number
passed also the bill granting 10 the city Of St;
Louis for street PURPOSES, GA feet oil the end OF
This list covered all bills on the calendar pro.
viding for the erection of public buildings.
remarked that as they had been carefully con
sidered in committee !hoy would probably lead to
but little debate and IL might DO well to have
them passed and of the calendar.
Mr.. Ingalls said he thought It was time to con-
sider whether the government had not better
abandon tao policy OF erecting extravagant and
ornate buildings.
Mr.. Vest stated that as to nearly every bill re.
ported the committee ad cut down the amount
originally proposed, as to get the Hppropria-
tionS as low as pCs,ible. There were no appro.
priations Tor vast strrctures now. The rent actu-
ally paid by the government for the buildings
which II was at present occupying in the places
where IL was prol osed TO cree the new buildings
would considerably consider, exceed gee Per cent ON the
words, It was hn actual saving 10 the government
to build.
But there were even higher considerations in.
yolved. The goyernm at could aiiu urd to own 1t
own structures, becnu'c Ihey served as bond Of
indlss lubc national unio The flag OF the union
flying from the RoyCrnme I bulldogs served to
remind the people that there was one common
government In whc! all were alike Interested.
Mr.. Vest expressed himself MS decidedly IN favor
OF doing the vuiIding by Contract, to the loves
responsible bidder, 10 provide for which, he said,
he had alreamy introduced "A BILL
Mr.; Morrlll remar ed thai the thirty or forty
bullulllHs eNpeCtpU I'M M tniSy NJ
out the country would n I cost us much Tvs one
building such a. that erected at st l. us or New
York.
MIR. Frye, referring to the building provided for
Augusta, Me-, said that tie second clns' mail Gus
whicG made il the seventh city In the United
States In that resp CT. There was vast mount
OF business doe he Q in connection with the
pensions. United Stats courts, &c.. and the
amount OF the appropriation seemed to him ex-
ceedingly reasonable.
There Is IN all lese bills clause which makes
1t Il condition precedent to the granting OF the
money. hat the several states concerned shall
cede 10 tio United States exclusive jurisdiction
over The site aud grounds on which the buildings
are 10 be erected except so far Rs relates to the Ad
minitr"Iion Of the criminal law in those states.
with WIN IeieronSe 70 ,hHt clause, Mr.. Jones, o.
might some day become source II friction and
misundersta dug, and h. WINS opposed to ii, but
woplu not ON thut account oppose the bills.
Mr.. Coke said that he had heard that objection
mad before by the gentleman from Florida [Mr
Jonesl, tut during Mr. Coke presence IN the sen.
acter, and hc was con ented to vote for the bills
with that clause uGdisturbed,
Mr.. Jones sa d there was but one sort of urisdlc.
tiOn that the Unit d States could have, under the
cGnsti uion, aud that was exclusive jurIsd elton
and the courts he added, held that limitations
upon that jurisdiction did not limit He [Mr
Jones had once had II case involving q mans life
for homicide committed on ground covered by such
q clause. There was col lllCJ of opinion ms "a
whether the man should be tried by the United
Etltesor tho state government, but, ,notw outstanding
the Limitation, the United states government took
the man and hung him. Mr. JOness idea was thai
when the United States government bought prop
erty and built on II, exclusive Jurisdiction fol-
loved, and the cesson OF oTiurisdicliOn provided III
the bills was mere work OF ftupeTerOSution.
When the senate had disposed of these bills, Mr.
Logan called ~ the military academy apprupria
tion bill, but message having arrived from the
house OF representatives Mr.. Logan gave way, and
the message, containing resolutions expressive o
the regret OF the house At the death OF Mr.. Has
kel late representative in that body from lh6
state OF Kansas, was laid before the senate. Re
marks IN memoriam of the deceased were made
by Messrs. ingalls,, Dawes, Cockrell, Morrill,, anc
Plumb.
Mr.. Ingalls,, in the course of his remarks, re.
terrng TO the sturdy independence of Mr.. Has
Rells character, said that there had been in hin
no lnsenslbiity either 10 fame or to blame, but hi
had preferred tie approval of his conscience II
the appreciation of mankind. He would adhere
atenuously to unpopular friends rather than in
cur the suspicion OF personal disloyalty. He haC
advocated unpopular doctrines which com
manded the assent of his reason rather than gail
votes by silence or duplcity The world wa
better for his having lived In II, and his dealt
was subtraction from Its moral forces. He haC
gin than genius-the capacity for persistent, de
voted labor, without which the most powerful o
mere htnll coruscations Of intellect uselessly eX
pircd That 10 pure, exemplary and valuable