The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-03-03
OMNIBUS BILL In COMMITTEE OF
THE WHOLE.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary Of
Virginia Gets Them EntanSIed
IN Long Discussion.


showing the probable loss by the de-
struction of the United States bonds.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, secured
unanimous consent to have printed in
the Record a memorial signed by glass
blowers protesting against the reduction
of the duty on improved window glass,
as proposed by the Mills Tariff BILL
FRIDAY EVENING SESSIONS.
| Mr.. Randall, from the COMMITTEES on
Rules, reported resolution providing
for an evening session every Friday for
the consideration of private pensions
and political disability bills. Under the
terms of the resolution the House is re-
| quirei to take recess at 5 O'Clock
Fridays and to reassemble at 7:30 o'clock,
the evening session to be adjourned not
later than 1890 o'clock. The resolution
| was adopted,
The House at 1:30 went into commit
tee of the whole ON the private calendar,
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, in the chair,
THE OMNIBUS BILL.
The committee resumed considera-
ton of the s'omnibus" bill, which pro-
vides for the payment of thirty odd
claims for supplies used for the army
| during the war reported by the Court oe
| Claims under the provisions of the Bow
man act.
FOR RELIEF OF THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Mr.. Lee, of Virginia, offered an
a,,,a,,5,,,ant a,,,,,ar.v;af;,,n, So0 On0 <or
the relief of the Protestant Episcopal
Theological Seminary and High School
of Virginia,
Mr. Brewer, of Michigan, thought that
the amendment which provided for the
payment of rent, would p3pvs a very
dangerous precedent if it were enacted
into a law. 1t would be followed by
thousands of claims asking for compen-
sation for occupation of schools and
churches in the South.
Mr.. Lee advocated the amendment as
an act of justice, and thought that the
| time had come when the animosity of
| this war should have passed away. The
| institution was an old one. and had
| alumni in every part of the Union, and
| throughout the whole war it had been
within the Federal lines. No Confed-
crate soldier had ever passed over its
grounds, and the majority of its faculty
had remained under the jurisdiction of
the United States.
! MIR. Burrows, Of Michigan, inquired
what side they prayed for, to which Lee
replied that they prayed for all sinners.
Mr.. Grosyenor, of Ohio, placed his op-
position to the amendment upon the
broad ground that the Government had
never touched such claim as this and
never ought to. The property was
within the seeded State. If it was an
organization for public purposes, it
could not be exempted from the action
of Virginia when she went out of the
Union. If it was private corporation
it was affected by the political senti-
ments of the owners. 1t was strong
suggestion against the justice of the
claim that, instead of being pressed upon
its merits, it was sought to be incorpo,
rated in bill to which there was no leg,
islation.
| Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan, regarded
the amendment as a far reaching meas
ure, and one which if enacted into Law
would be followed by flood of similar
claims, involving hundreds of millions Of
dollars. If this claim was paid claims
would come in asking for compensation
for the occupation of every camp grount
which the Union soldiers used aftel
crossing the Potomac river. There woult
be nothing to prevent the owner of tn,
battlefield at Manassas bringing in /:
claim for the occupation of the field b,
the United States army during the battle
Mr.. Spooner, of Rhode Island, sup
ported the amendment. There was, t.
his mind, vast distinction between thi
claim and the claims for payment TO
. occupation of property within the Con
. federate lines. This seminary was stu
ated in that part OF Virginia which wa
) within the Union lines from the begin
/ ming to the end of the war. The terri
tory within which it was situated ha
during the entire war a representative
this House.
: Mr.. Allen, of Michigan, thought ths
( commen fairness required that the CO.
It ernment should pay for the use and o.
cupation of this property from the clos
of the war up to the time it was vacate
by the army, but he was opposed to pa,
n ing for its use prior 10 that time. 1t W:
IS within the Union lines, it was true, b.
e it was only kept there by Federal bay
IS nets.
II Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts,. lnquir,
II whether the same was not true of Il
property in Washington:
Mr.. Allen replied that it was not.
as the Federal troops had laid down tbs
Of guns for twenty minutes this proper
2. would have heen occupied by Confe
ne crate soldiers. The seminary was up
III the picket line and was in the same po
lg tion as seminary In Georgia.
<, Mr. Holman, of Indiana, offered
ng amendment providing that nothing
be this appropriation should be constru
to as recognizing the liability of the Unit
st States to pay for the use and oocupati
of property by the United States arr
RI at the seat of war during the late war
vn Mr.. Grosvenor regarded the amel
m ment as child's play. It would have
i'll effect except to quiet the consciances
TO- some gentlemeu who desired 70 vote
the claim. IN one heafh ti,s Ho
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