Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-25
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
THE EDMUNDS. RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.Voorhees Speaks Against Them
THE HOUSE OHAPLAIN's PRAYER.
The Senate.


The Senate galleries were well filled to-day,
the announcement that Mr.. VOORHEES, would
speak having drawn out the first large attend
ance since the early days of the debate.
VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS BELONGING TO con-
GRESS.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hoar reported from
the library committee bill establishing q COM
mission, composed of the Secretary of State,
the Librarian OF Congress and the secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution, to examine and
of manuscripts belonging to Congress. Mr.
Hoar explained that the work involved no ex-
pense The government, he said, had the Frank
lin papers, the Rochambeau papers, and other
manuscripts of great historical value; and the
OBJECT of the proposed commission was that 1t
| they should be published and the best method
OF doing so. The bill was passed.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Mr. Frye reported favorably from the COM
mittee on commerce q bill to provide for the
encouragement OF American shipping and to
promote postal and commercial relations with
foreign countries
Mr.: Frye explained, briefly, that the bill
mails in American vessels to and from foreign
countries; makes it the duty of the Postmaster
General to advertise for proposals, to accept the
lowest bids, and to enter into contracts for the
carrying of these mails.
1t was placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Blair, the Senate passed the
to the widow OF Rear Admiral Andrew A. Har-
wood, late of the United States navy.
THE LIST OF FOURTH CLASS POSTMAsTERs.
The chair laid before the Senate letter from
the Postmaster General transmitting, in COM
! pliance with recent Senate resolution, a tabu-
lar statement of fourth class postmasters re-
moved since 4th March, 1885. Referred.
MR.. VOORHEES, ON THE EDMUNDS RESOLUTIONS.
On request of MIR. Edmunds the army bill
was, by unanimous consent, made the unf1n-
| ished business of the morning hour tomorrow
and the Edmunds resolutions were placed
before the Senate, and Mr.. VOORHEES, took the
| floor in opposition to the majority report.
After stating the question at issue Mr.. Voor-
hees asked why the majority resolutions con-
tented themselves with az attack on the agent
| 0he Attorney GeneraD and shrank from a de
| rect blow at the principal 1.-THE Presidency Did
the Senator from Vermont expect cabinet OFF,
Ger to dsobey the President? The resolutions
were meant for popular effect. They contem-
any evil or pretended evil. They were merely
a illumination OF senatorial opinions, barren of
result. other than cheap partisan denuncia-
ton.
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke at great length. and was
followed by Mr. Evarts.
House of Representatives.
NO ARISToCRACY IN THIS COUNTRY.
In his opening prayer this morning the chap
lain besought the Lord to enable the educated
and intelligent men and women of the land to
comprehend that in this republican country
there could be no privileged class, and in this
democratic age no aristocracy could be founded
and built ON the fable Of blood, Norman,
Guelph or Ghibelline, on titles to gold or lands
or stocks; on power of public Office or private
corporation, but that our best society must be
the growth of sound brains informed by wide
instruction; on good hearts and loving, fer
vently bending with reverence towards God,
and love to man, and with supreme devotion
| to noble uses, sweet and generous behavior;
learned not from the dancing master nor in
courts OF princes, but in the school of selfre-
lance, wills braced to heroic endeavor and en-
durance, capable of sacrifice of self for the
common veal, the wants and the woes Of
Others He prayed that God might forbid the
rich and prosperous from attempting to import
and reproduce on our new soil the pomp and
shows, the folly and fashions, the luxury and
pride of other chimes, lest the giant anarchy,
blind through ignorance and rage like sightiess
Samson, goaded to madness by oppression,
should put forth his hairy strength and cele-
brate his selfmurder in the ruin of his oppres-
sOrs till chaos should come again.
On motion of Mr.. Dibble Is. c. resolution
was adopted setting apart Saturday April II,
committee on public buildings and grounds,
which do not involve an expenditure OF more
than $50, 600.
Mr.. Van Eaton Miss from the committee on
PRODUCTION of fresh water on the Colorado des-
ert. Committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Hill Ohio, from the committee on terri
tories, reported bill to provide for the organi-
and recommitted.
Mr. Dunn (Ark) from the shipping commit
tee, reported the free ship BILL and it was placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Dingley (Me) presented minority re-
The House passed bill granting fifteen days
leave of absence to employees of the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The District in Congress.
THE METROPOLITAN STREET RAILROAD.