Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
A SCENE IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Ingersoll and MIR. CockreII
Exchange Compliments.
A Row About Commissioner Sparks Order

A Row About Commissioner Sparks Order
Pacific K. Z. Extension in the House.
The Senate.
THE REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONERS SPARES
ORDER.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Ingalls, resolution,
offered yesterday, was laid before the Senate,
calling on the Secretary of the Interior for
Information as to the authority for the issuance
OF the recent order OF the commissioner of the
general land Office, suspending the receipt of
applications for public lands under the pre-
emption, timber culture and desert land acts
The resolution having been read Mr. w althall
SAID tnat very soon after the issue OF the order
complained OF the Secretary OF the Interior
came to doubt seriously as to the legal au-
thority for that order, without reference to the
matter OF precedents, aud that he had deter
mined to revoke 1t. On yesterday, Mr.. Wall
thal, some hour or more before the senate
met and two or three hours before the offering
OF MIR. ingalls, resolution he (WalthalD saw and
! 1t and had conversation with the Secretary
Oh Inc Interior on the subject. He (Mr. Wal
t Ha had learned from the Secretary. that he
had very grave doubts to the legality of the
order and had determined on the very day of
ITS issue to revoke II. whatever the presidents
might be. MIR. Walthali sent to the desk and
had the clerk read copy of the order Of revo-
cation already published.
Mr.. Ingalls, commented severely upon the
ofoer It's motives, operations, etc, and spoke of
the "hired agents" aud toOis of Comm issioner
Sparks. Mr.. Ingalls, commenced reading from
document treating of the order ana MIR. Cock
rell inquired from v hat he was reading, He
had ~ repeat the inquiry several times and
nnaity It was answered somewhat grufiiy. Mr..
come exhausted, asked why Mr.. lngalls could
not nave answered a polite question.
Mr. !ngalIs relorted that the Senator from
nal 10 sNf 0ski Ito
question:"
Mr.. Cockrell-And the Senator from Kansas
Is Incapable OF answering gentleman.
Mr.. Ingalls, shall never nave the oppor.
tunity of answering a gentleman when inter-
roSated ny the Senator from Missouri.
THE WAR CHIEF FROM KANSAS"
Mr.. Cockrell gave orders that the colloquy
should appear in the Record just as it occurred.
he took the door aud sarcastically referred TO
Mr.. Ingalls, as the distinguished "war chief
from Kansas, and spoke VI his chivalrous
bravery, dauntless spirit, etc.
high"
ar. Cockrell, continuing, said the attack was
perhaps inspired by the same dauntless spirit
wnlcn prompted him In his assault upon the
crippled, wounded and disabled soldier At the
head OF the pension bureau.
Mr. Enthusiastically disabled"
MIR. COckrell said the Senate chamber was no
place LOT crimlnattOu and recriminatiOn, and
NE would not indulge in personalities. He
asked polite question, and ii MI. ingalls, was
content to go on record with the answer he
gave ne (CockrelD was content to have it stand.
PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The Senate at Up. m. took up private pension
oils on the calendar and passed a number.
House Of Representatives.
A Senate bill WAS passed for the erection of q
public building at GAINESVILLE, Ohio with an
amendment reducing the appropriation from
$4,000 70 S1OO,OOO; also, a Senate bill ap-
propriating $1OO,O0O for the erection of
public building at Sioux City, Iowa.
MI Mr; a pa from the committee on
patents, reported u bili amending section 1887
revised Statutes. House calendar.
lIne change PROPOSED will give to an inventor
patent Is hied in this country before a patent ia
grasted him In u foreign country. The present
law provides that II an invention is first put
patent subsequently, issued Ior the same iu-
VentIOn shall expire with the foreign patent. I
ORDER OF BUSINESS
An informal, conversational discussion then
arose as to the procedure OF business to-day,
Mr.. Holman Qnd.) expressing desire to call
up appropriation bills, but being willing to test
the sense of the House upon the question:: Mr..
Throckinorton (Tex.) and Mr.. Crisp (iaj adj
vocating the claims OF the committee ON Pacific
railroads 10 the hoOr, and Mr.. . Neiii MOL con-
tending that the day should be ASST ned to the
consideration OF bills relating TO laUor Ques-
tons.
1he House having refused-6l to oo-to 90 into
committee Of The whole Oh the leg isative ap-
propriation hill, the contest for precedence
railroads and the committee on labor. tue
former coming out victorious.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD EXTENSION BILL.
Mr.. Crisp thereupOn called up the Pacific
railroad extension bill, and by a vote OF 1913
70 Al, the House determined to consider it.
Il Was agreed that the previous question
should he considered as ordered at o CLOCK
unless the debate should exhaust itself At an
carrier hour
Nm 1tnf
the relations between the Pacific companies
and the government, and called attention to
the TACT that the Indebtedness to the govern
ment was increasing at the rate VI over
Sl,6OU,OOO annually, and that The time was
rapidly drawing near when the com panies
must be called upon 10 pay the debt, and the
question presented was whether Congress
would permit the uebt to 90 on increasing until
the time Of It's maturity and risk the possibility
cations at that time. He then proceeded TO
take up se'Iatim the sections VI the Till, 10 ex-
pain ssir p pro" ana 10 point Out the ad-
ment w their enactment into law.
The District In Congress.
POLICE REGULATIONS.
In the Senate to-day MIR. Ingalls, introduces q
bill to authorize and empower the Commission.
ers of the District to make, modify and enforce
police regulations for the government Of the
District ana To prescribe penalties for the viola
tion OF the same, and such regulations made or
modified shall have the same force and effect as
II cuacteO ny Congress-; that the regulations
made shall be published in the daily papers.
and no penalties prescribed in such regulations
shall be enforced until the piratiOn OF thirty
days after such publication. Referred to the
District committee.
PROTECTION OF GIRLS.
In the Senate to-day Messrs. Ingalls, Blair
and Sherman presented petitions from citizens
Of Philadelphia and Cleveland. urging the
passage OF u law TO protect young girls In the
District from seduction; referred to the Dis
trict CO mmittee.
Capitol Topics.
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY BILL PASSES THE
SENATE.
The Senate yesterday passed the Chinese in
demnity bill by q vote OF 80 to 10. The mega
tive vote was cast by Messrs. Beck. Berry, Cock.
rell. Coke. Eustis George, Harris, Maxey,
Mitchell (OresOn) and Vest The bill authorizes
the President 10 ascertain the actual losses s,,s
tanned by Cinnamon as q result OF the riot at
Rock Springs, Wyoming, aud 10 pay them. For
this purpose !; appropriates $15O,OOO.
NOT EXPELLED BUT RkPRIMANDEp.
The House yesterday, by vote OF lao to 81.
decided not TO adopt the resolution OF the civil
service committee expelling Assistant Door
keeper Warder, but adopted as n substitnta n
resolution reprtmanding him.
Committee TO ARRANGE THE ORDER OF RusI
NESS.
Messrs. Morrison. Randall, Blount, Reagan.
Cobb and Dunn have been appointed by Speaker
Carlisle to arrange the order of business for the
House for the remainder of the session.