Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-03


country was blessed with abundance, No
strife between capital and LABOR; not single
Strike In all the SOUTH the people peacefully ana
harmoniously pursuing their several avocaiions.
ana yet the senator from MASSACHUSETTS, de-
eiared @ that ihese were not the evidences OF
peace anu order, not of health, but OF disease,
and he would turn the attention OF whole
people from the avocations OF peace and pros
nerity and ask them to take up strife and
bitterness.
Mr.. Hoar referred to the fact that his bill had
been reported months ago from the Judiciary
would be considered.
Mr.. RiddeGe ger again AT tempted to ask a
question but MIR. Hoar declined to be inter
rupted by the Senator from Virginia.
Mr.. RiddleDerger he sat down said he
wanted to know ii committee had been
authorized to frame an indictment against a
whole people.
THE SUBJECT GOES OVER.
After further debate, in which Mr.. Riddle
berger vigorously opposed the bill and pitched
into Mr. Hoar, the whole subject went over.
THE NorFAGE PENSION VETO.
Mr.. Blair then called up the report of the
committee on pensions in the case of the vetoed
bill giving a pension to Mary ]. Nottage. and
he proceeded to state the merits OF the case,
and MIR. Platt addressed the Senate thereon,
crltIclSlng the Presidents course.
House OF Representatives.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The Speaker laid before the House the Presi-
dents message announcing his approval of the
oeomargarine bill, and 1t was read and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
Also a message from the President transmit
ting the papers in the Cutting case, and ii was
referred to the committee on foreign affairs.
REPORT ON THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. Willis (Ky.) presented the conference re-
port on the river and harbor appropriation bill,
and 1t was read at length.
The report and statement having been read
Mr.. Burns MOI raised the question OF consider
tion with the conference report on the def
linn iant Ht.t1Ska a.
erm1ned-I43-21-tO consider the river and
harbor report.
Mr.. Springer (nl.) made the point of order
That the conference report must be considered
In committee OF the whole, but tue point was
promptly overruled by the Speaker. Then Mr..
Springer raised the question OF no uorum upon
the motion ordering the previous question on
the adoption OF the report and there being
bare quorum in the House, it was sometime
before a sufficient number passed between the
tellers and ordered the previous question.
tflibusteriny motions were then resofted to
by Mr.. Springer ana MIR. Hepburn uowal, but
as they aid not have large enough following
10 order the yeas and nays, after the consump-
tlon Of al hours time they had exhausted all
the parliamentary motions at their disposal,
and the conference report was debated iOr halt
an hour.
District in Congress.
THE WATER WORKS AUTHORIZATIONS RETAINED
In the conference report on the general deli
cheney bill, agreed to and adopted, the pro-
vision in relation to the water works extension
is retained, with provision to require that the
board OF engineers on fortitcations and river
anu harbor Improvements Shall examine lhe
work and report whether any changes are ne
cessary, Instead OF Il board composed of two
civil and Two army engineers. Under this pro-
vision the prosecution OF the work will not be
delayed.
In response to an inquiry by STAR reporter,
Senator Allison said to-day: The provisions of
the deficiency bill in rela ion 10 the water works
extension is finally adopted in a shape that will
not delay the WORK Il moment. The exaInina-
ton is to be made by army engineers, but there
will be no delay
Capitol Topics.
A REPUBLICAN TESTIMONIAL TO SPEAKER
CARLISLE.
The republican members OF tie House have |
for the purchase Of handsome testi- |
lnOnial to be presented to Speaker Carlisle an |
evidence OF their appreciation of his fairness as
a presiding officer, aud his recognition of the |
rights Oi the minority.
NoMINATIoSs.
The President sent the following nominations |
TO the Senate yesterday: Major Horace Jeweti, |
TO be lieutenant colonel of the Sd infantry; |
Stu infantry; First Lieut.. Walter I. Gugyan, to |
be captain of the 10th infantry; Second Lieut. |
Charles ]. T. Clarke to be first lieutenant OF the
10th infantry; Capt. John B. Parke, to be major |
vi the 10th Infantry.
PROPOSED RETALIATION UPON CANADA |
Representative Collins OF Massachusetts, yes |
terday introduced in the House a bill authoriz- |
ing the President TO deny all commercial rights |
(including the right to transport vehicles or |
cars in the United Siates) to such foreign coun- |
tries as may deny commercial privileges to |
ciiizens OF the United States
THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION. |
The confereeS of the two houses on the Nor
rison surplus resolution failed to reach an |
agreement at their meeting yesterday alter |
noon. 1t is not expected that there Will be an |
agreement
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
MIR. Allisons statement in the Senate to-day |
that the sundry civil bill cannot be approved
before tomorrow is very significant plainly in
dica ing that he, head OF the Senate confer
eeS, anticipates agreement upon that measure |
in time for it to reach the President by to-mor-
row.
MORE PRIVATE PENSION BILLS VETOED
The President yesterday vetoed four private
pension bills. In one case. in which the appli- |
cation had been rejected by the pension office |
the President says that to reverse that action !
would clearly contravene the present policy of |
dent which, il followed, would allow a pension |
to the widow of every soldier wounded or dIsa- |
bled in the war, without regard TO the cause of |
death, or would unjustly discriminate in favor |
OF the few thus receiving the bounty the gov |
against many whose cases were |
equally merltorious
THE DEFICIENCY BILL |
AS agreed upon in conference the deficiency |
appropriation bill appropriates 50, $50, 600 |
The Senate added nearly S2,OOOOOO to the |
House bill, which was reduced S93OOOO in |
confere nee. Among the items stricken out in |
conference was the Senate amendment direct |
ing readjustment Of certain accouats disal- |
lowed by the first controller, the Senate |
provision for payment of government trans |
portation on Pacific railroads, and the House |
provision limiting to $500 the annual fees OF |
United States commissioners.
MAKING AN EFFORT TO ADJOURN TOMORROW. |
Matters are being got into shape for an ad- |
iournment tomorrow. All the conference |
committees upon whose action an adjourn
ment is dependent have completed their |
work. The river and harbor, the legislative
and sundry civil bills have beeh agreed upon. |
NOTES.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, q resolution was |
adopted in the House yesterday giving the |
committee on appropriations leave to sit dur
Tue House yesterday afternoon by q vote OF
yeas 167, nays 81, passed, with verbal |
the Senate bill increasing the pen- |
sion OF soldiers who hsve lost al arm or leg in
the service. i
The ten thousandth bill introduced in the |
House this session was - pension, presented by |
Wade, gof Missouri, yesterday.
Resolutions are noSiueiuded in THESE 1o,OO0
bills. Xg,S
bill approprating .Sd;OeO for the preparation OF
plans and specifications Tor the GrantLincoln
bridge has been stricken from the
bill by the conference committee.
Representative Findlay's little son. who Is |
spending the summer at York, Pa, met with |
u painful accident last Friday night. He fell |
out OF bed and broke his collar bone. He Is im- |
proving.
A VIRGINIA CouHrY CLERK MIssING-Dr. |
A. A Mayo, clerk Of the county court Of POwha- |
tan, Va, is reported as having absconded. he |
is q prominent citizen of the county, and has |
been clerk OF the court tor years, and Is about |
so years old. Inquiry develops the fact that he |
has made nOTep0rts ana no payments OF money |