Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
LIVELY TINE IN THE HOUSE.
MIR. ROBINSON on THE RAMPAGE,
SHARP DISCUSSION ABOUT A MEDAL.
The House.
THE BILL TO ESTABLISH A BUREAU OF ANIMAL N

on the bill to establish bureau OF animal Indus
try. The House conferees recommend concurrence
In all the senate amendments. The amount OF ap-
preparation is reduced from $780, to $500 and
the jurisdiction OF the commissioner OF agriculture
Is lmfed to such investigation and to such disin-
1ectlon and quarantine measures as may be neceS-
sary 10 prevent the spread OF contagious and in
Iectl0us diseases from state or territory into
| another, and he is prohibited from applying any
money toward paying for animals it is found ne
ceSsary to slaughter in order to prevent the spread
vi the dlsease The report was agreed to.
Mr. ROBINSON OBJECTS TO GIVING MEDAL TO EN-
SIGN REYNOLDS.
Under the special order of the House this dav was
assigned to measures called up by the committee
ON naval affairs. The first bill called up was the
senate bill granting permission to L. &. Reynolds
u 5. N, TO accept the decoration OF the Royal and
imperial order OF Francis Joseph from the govern
ment OF Austria.
This was opposed by Mr. Robinson, OF New York,
VINO asserted that its intention was to PROSTATE
the American people In the dirt and degradation.
ity There Were tent nj sepSs or oraers OF non-
gress to-day made by the dudes of the navy asking
10 pe allowed to receive decorations. He had not
tlme TO pour out the adherence and hatred which
idea ~
NOT DUDE
Mr. Cox On. " denied that the medal was dec
orat1on OF nobility. 1t was merely present given
to young naval officer for gallant services. The
young man whom the gentleman called a dude was
now on his way to the Arctic regions for purposes
OF humanity: The evidence showed that he had
saved eleven lives at the imminent peril of his own
ana for this he had been insuted by this man here
aooday The life,saying medal was only worthy Of
gallant man like him. The objection was only
plausel lay
WAR BETWEEN Mr.. COX AND Mr.. BRUMM
Mr.. Brumm, OF Pennsylvania, rising to question
OF privilege, said that the last time that this bill
vas called up the gentleman from New York Oir
cox had said that the gentlemen who had formerly
objected, had withdrawn their objections He had
never Withdrawn his He had spoken to Mr. Cox
afterwards afterwards, and Mr.. Cox had promised to make an
explanation, but had not done so. He had been
msrepresented on the floor of the House.
70 MI hI, Cox OK replied until the gentleman had spoken
the same category with his colleague They were
now contending which should be the worse man.
alton. N1 ---''-
:, MI: Cox-The gentleman Is rather too flush in
ms words. l don't take that from body and
never have, and give it back to him. was not
did consult with Messrs Weller and Finerty' and
they G, withdrew Tithil their objections
MI Ro5lnSon.-Mr. Nnerty did not withdraw his
objection. .'
SHARP TALK BETWEEN MR. KAssoN AND MR.. ROBIN
son.
MI. kasson Qowa) said that in former case Of
granting medal involving no gallantry he had
voted against a certain bill When a question of
personal gallantry was presented which did honor
10 tne Individual and to the naval service as the
pending case did, he would favor it. The gentle
J..
in the wrong, ana In dishonOring his own comntrVS
men men 9y denying to them the praise which was ac-
Mr. Robinson.-I want the words taken down
tnat am dish0norabie The man who Violates the
Constitutlon dlshonorS himself l stand by the
constitution Let him withdraw the word.
MI Kasson.-1 withdraw nothing / say that
the man who stigmatizes with the Word .sduden a
gallant naval on1cer does dshonor to the navy and
tne onlcers OF the navy. [Applause]
MR. COX IN REPLY TO Mr.. ROBINSON
Mr. COX replied to remark dropped by Mr. Rob
nson to the effect that he would not dare to Justify
his advocacy Of this measure, by declaring that If
there was one thing which his district liked 1t was
the lfe-sav1ng service There was man standing
~ IN Castle Garden now who had saved thirty-four
HVes, ana mad been the recipient of many medals
and badges There was In his district pOliceman~
samuel Sullivan COx-no relation OF his who had
SaSed say seventeen lives, and was ready save the
NE on any one who came along, even the lives THE
gentlemen from Pennsylvania and New YORK (Nr
BrumM and MI RObinSon) w.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed without division, Mr.
Robinson being unable to muster q syfficIent fol-
lowing to call the yeas and nays.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED:
10 equalHe the rank OF graduates of the naval
academy. Ut provides that all graduates OF the
academy who are assigned to the line OF the navy
shall be commissioned ensigns; and abolishes the
For the appointment Of julius A. Kaiser on the
retiled iist OF the navy, with the rank OF passed
For the retirement of Samuel Kramer with the
rank OF chaplain.
srsnng to p Passsd assistant engineers an in
q Similar increase after fifteen years.
Capitol Topics.
TILDEN TALK AT THE CAPITOL
The editorial in the New York Sun of yesterday
in favor OF rendering 1ilden the democratic presi-
dential nomination Is the subject OF good deal of
talk among democrats in Congress. 1t is generally
C7rA,C o1vcSo
taken to mean that he wants the nomination A
democratic Senator said to-day that from all he
aad been able to gather he had no doubt Of ldens
recently instructed its democratic delegates for
Illden The belief that Tiiden viii be nominated
prevails among democrats In Congress now.
THE BUREAU OF LABOR BILL.
The Senate yesterday adopted Nj. Aldrich's sub
stitute for the House labor statistics hill. 1t
establishes bureau Of labor in the Interior depart
ment to be under the charge Of commissioner of
labor who shall receive salary OF 5000 year
He shall collect Information upon the subject of
labor its relations to capital, hours etc There
shall be chief clerk OF the bureau at Sc 600 year
The commissioner is required to report annually tn
the Secretary OF the Interior.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
yesterday confirmed the nomination OF John D.
Seaman to be receiver Of public moneys at North
Platte, Neb. The nomination Of Major O. E. Bab-
cock to be lieutenant colonel, was discussed but
not decided. Some opposition on the score OF the
old whisky ring frauds was manifested.
MINOR NOTES.
The Senate was not in session today
j. w. NJ. Newlin, OF Pennsylvania, in an arp1l-
ment before sub committee OF the House com
mittee on Indian affairs to-day, favored giving citi
zenship to the Indians.
Forty pension bills were passed by the House
last evening. Among them was one granting
c. Ord.
The committee of the whole house agreed yester-
day to report fayorably bill authorizing the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to settle the claim OF A. H.
Herr, OF eorgtOwn, for SIS GOO for the occupation
OF HEIRS Island, near Harper's Ferry, by U. s.
troops.
The House ye. terday, in the committee of the
whole, reported favorably the bill for the retire
ment OF Col. Henry j. Hunt as q major general
During the course Of his speech in opposition to the
DILL Mi. Springer took occasion to express his dis
approval OF the proposition to put Grant on the re-
ured lst Inc Hunt bill was not acted upon by the
House.
Senator Cameron, OF Wisconsin has been an
pointed as one Of the visitors to the Naval Academy
In place OF MI. Platt, who declined
blaine Stock Up.
REPORTED DECLARATIONS OF GRANT, coNKIING AND
CAMERON IN HIS FAVOR.
kilograms have been received by Blaine men In
the House to-day stating that Conkling and Grant
have declared themselves in favor of Blaine. They
have concluded tnat the Tight is between Blaine
and Arthur, and OF the two they greatly prefer
Blaine. 1t Is claimed also by those who pretend to
come TO the same determination, and the Blaine
stock 1S active to-day.
To CHANGE PosrTIoNs.-AssistantA Adjutant Gen.
eral Ruggles, in charge OF appointments, personal
and commission division OF the adjutant generals