Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-16
The Senate.

patny ana desire for redress than would those
OF the American sailors. Mr.. Hoar was sure
that under the lead Of the junior Senator from
Maine {Mr. Frye, who. he supposed, knew as
United ana
lation could accomplish would be accom-.
plished to maintain the position of the United
however, to add that in his judgment it would
De necessary to enlarge somewhat the scope OF
1ne already a% he
| privileges were denied to United States vessels
In foreign ports, to retaliate, not merely by
denying like commercial privileges but author.
| izing the President, in his discretion, to deny
all commercial privileges In q United States ports
sells of any province, colony or dependency OF
such powers. This proposition, MIR. Hoar sale,
eIsewhsre by his .eoeas n Of PIT the Cane dis.
trict of Massachusetts," met his (Mr. Hoars
hearty approval.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate then. at 1890 pm, on motion of
Mr.. Edmunds, went into executive session.
At lis the doors were reopened, and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Dolph the Senate decided to take up
the House bill providing for the repeal Of the
pre-emPtion, timber culture. and desert land
acts Mr.. Wilson Ua) obtained leave, pending
the regular order, to address the Senate on the
bill making the rate OF postage on fourth-class
mail matter two cents an ounce.
THE INVALID PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL
PASSED.
Mr.. Wilson gave way, however, for the con-
sideration Of the invalid pension apppropria-
ton bill, which was reported by Mr.. Logan and
at once passed by the Senate as reported from
Senate committee on appropriations.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL
was then taken up. On the passage of the bill
Mr.. Plumb asked for the yeas and nays. He
said he would vote against all appropriations
for the West Point academy till such a time as
change was made in the law which would
enable at least One-half the appointments to
army vacancies to be made from civil life. He
believed that In the excluSiveneSs which we
We're CREATING in the army we were BUILDING up
which would some day return to plague u.
THE WEST POINT BILL PASSED.
The vote resulted: Yeas AZ, nays 4. 1.-THE
nays were Messrs. Chace, Plumb, Teller and
Wilson, of Iowa.
The bill was passed as reported from the ap-
preparation committee.
BACKWARD STATE OF THE APPROPRIATION
Bills
MIR. Allison stated that the Senate appropria.
ton committee had now no bills before it for
consideration. There were still, he said five
appropriation bills that had not reached the
Senate, two of them the most important of the
session.ths legislative bin and the sundry
civil bill. We were now within two weeks of
the expiration OF the fiscal year. In the nature
of things 1t was impossible that those bills could
pass the Senate by the first of July, as the SEN
ate could not consider them till they came from
the House.
Mr.. Beck suggested that the naval bill could
bills.
Mr.. Allison admitted that that bill was very
important. Whatever responsibility or embar-
rassnent, he added, might attach to q failure 20
pass those appropriation bills before the expira-
ton OF the fiscal year, could not rest on the
Senate.
AS Mr.. Wilson was about to proceed with his
remarks on the postal bill MIR. Chace remarked
that he was not In the Senate when Mr.. Wilson
bill or he (Mr Chace) would have asked per.
mission to reply at once 10 that Senator. He
gave notice now, however, that week from to-
day he would make such reply.
Mr.. Wilson then addressed the Senate on the
bill. '
Combinations aud RetectfOns.
The Senate has rejected the nomination of
John G. Shields, OF Michigan, TO be chief justice
of the supreme court of Arizona, and Abraham
Rose, to be postmaster at Vinton, Iowa.
The following nominations have been con
drmed: David L. Hawkins, of Missouri. to be
Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Corbin ],
Decker, OF New Jersey, TO be assistant surgeon
OF the navy. I. A. Berryhill, OF Pennsylvania,
to be assistant surgeon of the navy. J. -. Fit,
gerald, OF Massachusetts, to be collector OF 10
ternal revenue for the third district Of Massa-
chusetts. John E. McCOmb to be United States
attorney, eastern district of Texas. r. kleberg
TO be United States attorney, western district Of
ney, northern district Of Texas. M. IA. Nav
nard to be receiver Of public moneys ut Mar
quette, Mich. 8. Hull to be register at shasta,
Cal; w. Foxen to be register at Detroit, Mich
]. Priest, collector of customs at Yaquina.
Oregon. A. P: swinelord, Of Michigan, to be-
governor OF d. Alaska A.aI W. NJ DAILY, Supervising
+. Wild, assayer, Boise City, Idaho j. r.
Wingdeld, consul San Jose, Costa Rica. /. J.
consul, Jerusalem: 7. Ii. Allen, pension agent,
San Francisco, Cal. G. w. Click, pension
agent, Topeka, Kan: J. r.; VOORHEES,, sur
ssor Key NJ 4Fs av1s, COL
lectOr customs, Pearl River, Miss
POstfn astarR. f. Wadsvorfb rouo.<o
Green, West Bay City, Mich; Jos. G. Hendri9.
Frankfort, Ind; j. w. Lauer, Evansville. Ind:
iSd sa na W e. Eysa
purveyor, 10 be surgeon, with rank OF colonel.
Major b. j. Irwin, surgeon, to be assistant
p. Kendall, of Massachusesis, 70 be- Assistant
| surgeon. with rank of first lieutenant; and n.
| s. L. Harris, Of Virginia, assistant surgeon.
| with rank OF first lieutenant.
| House Of Representatives..
On motion Of Mr.. Throckmorton fTexas) q
Senate bill was passed authorizing the Denison
| and Washita railroad company to construct q
road through the Indian territory.
Mr.. Morrison Qll.l from the committee on
| ways and means, reported back adversely q
resolution offered by Mr.. Grosvenor (ohio) de.
tariff OF 1867. and resolution offered by Mr..
Wilkins tOhio) expressing the sense of Congress
| 20 e1sSISo W auy cuauee IN Tue present WOOL
| tariff, and they were laid upon the table,
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole lMr Blount, Of Georgia, in the CHAIR on
the legislative appropriation bill.
DISCUSSING THE PENSION OFFICE.
The clause relating to the Pension Office gave
rise to the usual discussion as to partisan
methods employed In the conduct of that bu-
rean by the present and previous administra.
lions.
Mr.. Gallinger IN. H.) quoted from the speech
| made by Mr.. Townshend Qlls.h In which he
stated that at the time Commissioner Black
took control OF the office there was not q demo
crat upon the list OF special examiners. He also
quoted the coll0Quy which ensued between
himself and Mr.. Reed {Me.) and Mr.. Town.
/ shend, In which the lastnamed gentleman, be-
Ing pressed to give the authority for his state-
ment, said to MIR. Reed that II was mono OF his
business. In contradiction Of that statement
MI. 0ailinger read . letter nom . special ex.