Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-07
18th Congress---Second Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. &.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.
SENArE.-A bill to grant 81, 900 a year
pension to the widow of Major General Geo.
III. Thomas was favorab1y reported with an
| amendment decreasing it to 81 200 a year;
| that granting pension to the widow of s.
Dana Greene commandant of the Monitor,
who recently committed suicide, was unfa-
vorably reported with a minority vote in it's
favor. Both were placed on the calendar
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was taken up with the Senate amend
ments which were all agreed to without
objection. These amendments included an
appropriation of So, 900 for the salary of
charge d. affaires in the Congo country, with
50, 600 additional for expenses in ascertaining
in what channels American commerce could
be increased in that country, also an appro-
priation for an interpreter at Corea. The
aggregate amount appropriated by the bill
was very considerably increased by the SEN
ate amendments AS amended the bill was
passed.
The Senate receded from its amendments
to the military academy bill and it was
passed.
At 4:45 the Senate went into executive
session and at 5p. m. adjourned until to-
morrow.
HoUsE-The House was called to order at
10 o'clock to-day in continuation of yester-
days session, Mr.. Hepburn, Iowa, of the
River and Harbor committee, and five other
members being present. A recess of ten
minutes was taken, after which the House
went into COMMITTEES of the Whole on the
River and Harbor bill. The paragraph for
the improvement of Sandy Bay, Massachu-
sets, was discussed, amended and stricken
out.
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, offered an
amendment providing that no money in this
bill shall be expended until approved by the
Secretary of War, under the direction of the
President.
But little progress was made with the bill
only nine lines, including the Sandy Bay i'm
provement, having been gone over when 10
o'clock arrived and the legislative day of
Thursday was closed. The House was then
called to order for the session of Friday.
Mr.. Randall warned the House that haste
must be made with the river and harbor bill
if an extra session was to be avoided and the
House went into committee on the bill.
A little breeze sprang up in the course of
the consideration of the bill between Messrs.
King, of Louisiana, and Hiscock, of New
York, the former desiring to print in the
Mississippi jetties which Mr.. Hiscock had
he said, advertised he would attack
Mr.. Hiscock denied having advertised or
said that he would attack the jetties:
Mr.. King reasserted his statement and in
sisted that Mr.. Hlscock had stated to him
that he would do SO.
Mr.. Hiscock again denied saving so and
would say far he could 60 under the
rules, "That is not so.'
Mr.. King-''And say under the rules the
statement is false.''
The matter was then dropped
Shortly afterwa-d Mr.. Young, of Penn
sylvania, made attack upon the commit
tee, complaining that all the time for general
debate had been occupied BY its members,
leaving no time for members to be heard on
matters of vital Importance. He had
sought to be heard by the committee or in
the House. The committee had made an
appropriation for Cairo where it was not
asked for and passed by Memphis. They
had appropriated literally for New Orleans,
but passed over stretch of six hundred
miles between Cairo and New Orleans.
Mr.. Willis defended the committee and
said the Improvement sought for Memphis
for the protection of private property
which their oath they could not recon-
mend. He said that not one fifth of the
committee had favored an appropriation for
Memphis and if the gentlemen charged him
with the sole responsibility for the failure to
obtain the appropriation it was unjust, I'M
truthful and ungenerous.
Mr.. Young said he wanted no misunder-
standing. He wanted to know if the gentle
man meant to insinuate that he had uttered
an untruth on the floor of the House.
Mr.. Willis said he under
stood the gentleman he believed
the House understood him. He
charged that he CMr. Willis) Aras alone re-
sponsible for the rejection of the item for
Memphis. If he stated that he had asserted
what was not true, although he was willing
to assume all the responsibility for the omis-
sion.
Mr.. Young Calmly and deliberately
''Then say in reply to the gentleman that if
he undertakes to brand me as uttering a
falsehood"-
Mr.. Willis Gnterrupting)E"H need not
go to that if he stands by what he said. I
stand by what I said.
Members had gathered around the dispu-
tants from all sides and the confusion became
very great, making their words inaudible
The proceedings were stopped by the chair
man and when order was restored Mr.. Young
continued his arguments in support of an ap-
preparation for Memphis without further ref
erence to the other matter.
AT o'clock, having gone over seven of
the fifty pages of the bill, the committee rose
and the House took a recess until O'Clock.
At the night session twenty-six pension
bills were passed and the House at 1870 adj
journed.