The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-02
THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
Passage of the Bill Promoting Sheridan-Dis
cussing the Mills Tariff BIZ.

THE FIPTIETH CONGRESS.
Passage of the Bill Promoting s~hsridan-Dis-
cussing the Mills Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, June lon motion Of MIR.
Rogers, of Arkansas. the Senate bill to author
ize the Fort Smith g. Choctaw Bridge Company
to construct . bridge over the Poteau river.
near Ft. Smith. ARK, was taken mp and passed.
Mr.. Spinola. Of New York, renewed his effort
to have passed the Senate bill to revive the
rank of General Of the Army for the benefit Of
Acknowledgement Sheridan, but Mr.. Kilgore.
Of Tex Is, again objected.
Mr.. Randall suggested that the bill migh hit be
passed on Monday. under a suspension OF the
rules. and it was laid over. *
Under the call of committees for reports. Mr.
Newton, from the committee on public build
ings, reported bills to authorize the constructed
Of q public building at Burlington, Ia; approL
priatine $l2, 200 for the completion of the public
building at Pc oria, ILL.,, and increasing the an
p~riation for the erection Of a public building1as
Winona, MINI. 10
Mr.. Mills, of Texas. rising in his place. asked.
ID the nameo of the confederate soldiers, living and
dead, that the House consider the Sheridan bill;
but Mr.. Kilgore persisted in his objection. Q.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York. again sought to
bring the Sheridan bill before the House by
asking consent to report it back from the COM
mittee on military affairs. It had been re-
ferred to that committee after the preceding
failure. "
Private business having been dispensed with,
the regular order was demanded. being the an
peal of Mr.. Peters, of Kansas. from the decision
of the Speaker pro tenn, Mr.. McMillin, that
the legislative appropriation bill need not be
again considered in committee OF the whole
A division was had, resulting in the rejection of
- $500 49, v~tA - II AT A,t xhA ~ns,f
Of NO quorum was made by a number of Repub-
licans. who desired to force the House to act
upon the Sheridan bill before proceeding with
other business.
might be saved it the other side would allow
the House to consider the Sheridan bill.
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvanis, declared that
the Democratic side Of the House had shown its
desire to consider the bill -s
The yeas and nays were then ordered The
Republicans generally RETAINED from voting.
Whom MIR. Mas0ns name was called, he asked to
be excused from voting, announcing that be did
not propose to vote on any measure until the
Sheridan bill was passed, while he [Sheridan]
was alive.
The Speaker pro tenn. refused to entertain Mr..
Mason's request. and the ~roll-call proceeded,
prominens Democrats taking turns mean while
in the effort to induce tie o~biectors to the Sher-
idan bill to withdraw from their opposition. The
roll-cau showed no quorum, and q call of the
House was ordered. but proceedings under it
were dispensed with, and Mr.. Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, asked consent to consider the Sheri-
after expressing his general objection to this
class of hasry legislation.
Mr.. Steele. of Indiana. said that the commit.
tee on military affairs had carefully considered
the bill, and the proceedings were not character.
lied by undue haste.
Tributes to the soldierly qualities of Gen.
Sheridan were paid by Messrs. Bynum. of Indi-
ana; Breckinridee. Of Kentucky; CoxSof New
York, and Kelley, Of Pennsylvania.
The bill was then passed by q viva voce vote,
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, going on record as OPP
posing IL. and the House bill on the same sub
ject. introduced by Representative Dorsey, Of
Nebraska, WAS tabled.
The bill was reported back as duly enrolled
by the committee on enrolled bills within half
an hour, and. being signed by Mr.. Cox, the oc-
cupant of the chair, it vas dispatched to the
White House for approval.
The parliamentary difficulties in the way of
the legislative appropriation'bil were then over.
come and the bill passed. with the blank salaries
filled In. as IL was reported from the appropria-
tions committee.
Mr.. Sayres, OF Texas. reported from the sp-
preparations committee the customs deficiency
bill, with the recommendation that the Senate
amendments be concurred In. and with further
amendments reported by the House committee.
These amendments were agreed to and the bill
was again sent to the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers. of Arkansas. Sem
ate amendments to the bill for the protection
of the officials Of the United States in the In
dian Territory were agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, moved that the House 20
into committee of the whole on the tariff bill,
debate on the first paragraph to be limited to
twenty minutes. BY Arrangement with Mr..
Mckinley, the time for debate was extended to
forty minutes, and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, spoke briefly in favor
Of cheap lumber.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Pennsylvania, maintained
that there was no such thing as . lumber trust,
and that rhe existing tariff on the lumber was
entirely reasonable.
Mr.. Weaver. Of Iowa, had read q magazine
article dsscribing the operations Of the lumber
trust, written by Henry Lloyd.
The question was then put to vote on Mr..
Adams's amendment Ito substitute Jan. 2, 1888.
for July 1. 1888. as the date of application of the
free list) and It was defeated-yess. 81; nays,
11a.
Mr.. Buchanan. Of New Jersey, then offered an
amendmsnt 70 exclude foreign prison-mads goods
from entry.
Nh. Mills made the point OF order that il was
not germane to the subject-matter Of the clause.
The chairman tMr. Springer) held that the
point Of order could only be discussed by uuani-
nous consent, inasmuch as the time allowed by
the House for debate and amendment on the
paragraph had expired.
Mr.. Reed. of Maine. gave notice that he would
appeal from this decision Of the chair.
Mr.. Buchanan was meanwhf1 permitted to
combat the point of order, but after he had con-
cluded his remarks the Chair decided that his
amendment was out OF order.
The profits of the lumber busiusss were then
made the subject of discussion. at the conclusion
OF which the committee rore, and. pending a de-
cision upon Mr.. Millsis motion TO limit to ten
minutes further debate upon the paragraph, the
House took . recess until 8 o'clock, the evening
session TO be for consideration of private pension
bills.
At the evening session the House passed
twelve private pension bills. and at 1880 ad-
journed.
Bills Passed'by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The resolution offered
yesterday in the Senate. by Mr.. Call. directing
the Attorney general TO report whether Anss-
tasia island. near ST Augustine, Fla, is the
property Of the United States. and whether the
whole or any part of 10 is covered by Spanish