Evening star., 1886-07-15
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL IN THE SENATE.
INTERPRETATIONS IN THE RECORD.
A Sharp Debate in the House.

A Sharp Debate in the House.
The Senate.
THE REPORTS IN THE PAYNE CASE.
Mr.. Pugh, from the committee on privileges
and elections, presented report in the election
case of Senator Payne. Mr.. Hoar, on behalf of
himself and Mr.. Frye, presented the dissenting
views OF the minority, and Mr.. Evarts made a
separate report, presenting the views OF him.
self, Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Logan. All the reports
were ordered printed in one document and
were placed on the calendar, to be called up at
any time as privileged matter.
ON THE RETIRED LIST.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sewell, from the
Gen. Alfred H. Pleasanton on the retired list as
major, and Gen. w. w. Averill on the retired
list as captain.
Mr.. Logan asked leave to call up joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of War to ac-
cept deed and conveyance of a certain tract
OF land r, known OWN as the ashWood, in Lake
five miles north Of Chicago containing 500
acres, for military purposes The report Of the
military board tGen. Sheridan, Gen. Terry and
Capt. Lee favoring the proposal was read.
MIR. Beck objected, for the reason that the gov
ernment of the United States does not need to
accept gifts from anybody unless there be some
Mr.. Logan.-Then give notice that will at
the proper time ask the Senate to take up the
joint resolution.
THE MESSAGES OF THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) offered a resolution that
the inaugural addresses, annual messages, and
such special messages may be deemed of
general public interest OF the several Presidents
OF the United States be arranged in chronolo-
gicai order and printed as a Senate document.
Referred to the committee ON printing.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference report
on the legislative appropriation bill-the COM
mittee agreeing upon all points in dispute be-
tween the two houses except as to the four fol-
OF fcommittees) at So day for the session; salary
OF the assistant treasurer at Baltimore Un-
creased by the Senate to S450O); appropriation
for three clerks for the civil service commits
sion; and relating to the compensation of in
ternal revenue agents, surveyors,etc.
The report was accepted CLOSING all matters
in dispute except as to those four points) and
the Senate still further insisted on its disagree.
ment with the House on those points.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The Senate (at II clock3 resumed considera-
tfon OF the river and harbor bill.
House Of Representatives.
TEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS
Mr.. Randall Pa.), from the committee on ap-
propriations reported joint resolution con-
tinuing in force until 3Ist July the provisions
of the joint resolution providing temporarily
[until today for the expenditures of the gov
ernment.
Mr. Dunham Qll.) wished it to be understood
that so far as the House was concerned the ap-
preparation bills necessary to carry on the gov
ernment had been passed.
Mr.. Milliken (Me.) inquired how many more
OF these joint resolutions would be brought in.
Mr.. Randall replied that as many as were
needed would be brought ln.
Mr.. Dunham remarked that they would be
brought in as long as the Senate delayed the
appropriation bills.
Mr.. Milliken said that the bills were delayed
in the Senate because they had been delayed in
the House.
The JOINT resolution was passed.
THE ALLEGED ySTERPoLAr1oSs IN THE
RECORD
Mr.. Lowry und.) called up as privileged
matter, the resolutions offered by him yester-
day calling for an inquiry by the committee OH
rules rs to the author Of certain Interpretations
In the Record in the matter OF cOllOquy be-
tween Mr.. Lowery and MIR. Glover (Mo., some
days ago, and in the matter of the substitution
OF one resolution for q totally different one re-
ported from the committee on expenditures in
the Treasury department. on Tuesday last rela-
tive to alleged frauds by r. D. Lancaster, of St
Louis.
Mr.. Glover said that NO. having been in the
House when the resolution was offered vester.
day-a fact which he had no doubt was the
result OF contrivance rather than &C .ident-he
had learned this morning tnat an effort had
been made, not by inadvertance but by design,
to persuade the House that ne had been guilty of
an Interpolation OF the Record. The fact that the
resolution reported from the committee on ex-
penditures in tue Treasury department had
been called to his attention yesterday, and
naturally, as any man would, actuated by an
he had den sae iod to the not
inquired in regard to the matter. The reporter
had stated to him that it was IL mistake. He
had called the attention Of the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Breckinridge) to the matter and
they mad concluded that the gentleman from
Indiana (Mr. Lowry had incorporated, by acci-
dent, the wrong resolution in his report If the
gentleman had not been actuated by feeling
unworthy of q member On this door, he would
have MADE the same ,a4uiry and nd, reached the
from indiana, as he understood it, dis
claimed any impSS'atoan S ufa on him in
insinua,e i ''t' that f he had had % been u guilty Hf
of a fraud he (Air. Lowry would take no excep-
ton to the remark that any man who would
make that statement-since the remark did
not apply to Il member of the House-was a
backguard and u liar.
After some controversy as to whether or not
Mr. Lowry had yesterday Withdrawn that por-
tion OF the resolution referring to the colioQuy
between himself and Mr.. Glover. in order to
settle the difficulty Mr.. Lowry withdrew that
portion.
Nc. Lowry referring to the colloquy, stated
that he had taken occasion to say then that if
he had any future conversation with the gem
tleman he would take care to have third per-
son present. In the Record he found
that there had been appended 10 the eolloquy
a statement purpOrting to have come from the
gentleman from Missouri, that he (Mr. Lowry
would not have made that remark If there had
utcu d tulIu pcISou prtSeuG at tuc CONVERSATION
about which he Was speaking. Knowing that
that statement had not been made on the floor
he had gone to the printing office to make in
QuirieS.
Mr.. Glover made the point of order that Mr..
Lowry was not speaking to the resolution pend
ing, but to the resolution which had been with
drawn.
Further House proceedings are reported
under the heading OF "District Day In the
House.
Capitol Topics.
REPRESENTATIVE BEACH DYING.
Speaker Carlisle to-day received a dispatch
from Cornwall, N. Y, stating that Representa-
tive Lewis Beach was dying.
THE RESOLUTION TO PRINT THE MESSAGES
OF all the Presidents now pending in the Senate
Is for the purpose of having them ready when
the vetoed pension bills shall be debated. Re-
publican Senators are endeavoring to get the
books containing the messages so as to have
them ready TO put into the hands OF the govern
ment printer, and he will be urged to hasten
the matter. It is the intention OF the republic
cans To make comparisons between the mes
sages OF President Cleveland and his predeces-
SOrS.
NO HORIZONTAL REDUCTION OF THE RIVER AND
HARBOR BILL.
In the Senate, yesterday, after Mr. McMillan's
motion TO recommit the river and harbOr bill
with instructions to reduce it 80 per cent had