Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-11
The Tariff Bill Laid Aside Tempora-
Ftly.


The Tariff Bill Laid Aside Tempora-
rtly.
THE BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE AND
THE BILL PROVIDING FOR POLICE NATIONS PASSED
1t was arranged to-day between Mr. Hemphin
and Mr.. Mills that the tariff bill should be tempo
rarly laid aside and this day devoted to measures
relating to the District OF Columbia whch has been
greatly neglected by the House since the tarin has
been occupying attention. After the call OF states
was completed MI. Grosvenor sent up to the clerks
desk TO be read resolution setting aside q time
| for the consideration OF pension measures, and
stating In preamble how this character Of busi-
ness hac been neglected by democrats. Mr..
Springer and Mr.. Hemphili objected to the reading
| OF the preamble. and the Speaker deciding that
| the resolution only, and not the preamble, was
privileged, Mr. Grosvernor withdrew the resolu-
| tion, threatening to get 1t In later.
THE BILL TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.
| Mr.. Hemphill called up the bill to increase the
police force in the District, and at once Mr.. Gros
venor took the floor In opposition this BILL stat
ing that he was opposed to taking up the time of
| the house in such matters while these pension
bills were pending. He read his resolution and
preamble and made pension speech in the Dis
trict'S time.
PROVISIONS OF THE POLICE BILL
The District police bill was read. 1t provides
that the act entitled An act to increase the police
| force OF the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes" approved January 81, 1885, is hereby
amended SO as to authorize the Commissioners OF
said District to increase said force to IL leuten-
ants, 30 sergeants $40 privates, ~ station clerks
laborers and the number or mounted men 10 30, as
they may deem necessary, provided that 45 OF the
increase in the number or privates hereby author
lied Shall be appointed to class one and As TO class
| two OF said force; and sum suffclent for the
compensation for the fical year ending June 30,
1889, OF the increase force herein authorized, at
the rates now paid to like grades AMI services on
sol 0naf for flnfr ..p,fy t,
proprated. PROF T The ne sum sum- of si5eoo is APPROPRIATED
Tor the purchase OF lot and the erection and rur
nishing OF station.house In northeast Washing.
ton by the Commissioners OF the District OF COlun-
Dia. The suns appropriated by this act shall be
paid out OF any money In the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, and out OF the revenues or the
District OF Columbia in equal parts.
TEE REPORT ON THE BILL
states that the committee have had the matter un.
der careful consideration and have received from
OF the District aletter giving the
bill their cordial approval, and urging the neces-
sity for prompt and favorable action on the bill.
In their annual report the Commissioners say: "A
| force averaging less than ninety men on duty at
any one time Is expected to patrol and protect
territory OF y square miles, containing popula-
ton OF upward OF 100000 people. Besides the
regular duties the force Is subject to numerous
drafts especially while Congress Is In session. TOR
special service" The Commissioners also show
As compared with other large cities, both with
respect to population and area protected. IL is
house and precinct in northeast Washington,
which, according to the report OF The Commits
sioners. embraces territory OF one-fourth OF the
"Tne population OF this section has largely in
creased; streets have been opened and extended,
school-hOuses erected and building operations
been OF such character and extent Iha; it Is
sidered that some practical and effective police
protection should be AFFORDED q section, in which
the citizens, by reason OF the tnadeQuacy OF the
force, have at times, been compelled to patrol
beats, and perform other police duties"
The report OF the superintendent OF the police
| force also shows the inadeQuacy Of the present
force and the almost imperative need for Its In
crease.
SARCASTIC Mr.. GROsvENoR.
Mr.. GrosvenOr, in the course OF his remarks,
commented sarcastically upon the fact that all
the great questions pending in the House had been
laid aside in order to enable the body to CONSIDER
bill increasing the police force OF the District he
referred to the fact that the surplus was still
Close With the appropraon ron bills still
Of and finally came TO the gist OF his remarks with
citation OF the various general pension bills,
troduced in the House. He then said that a peli-
tion had been presented to the committee on
| rules signed by all the republicans who were
present in the House. asking for an assignment OF
time TO the committee on invalid pensions and
specttully calling attention TO the demand there
was In the country for pension legislation. That
petition had been presented about O month ago
Before that time two requests had been made py
the formal action OF the cOmmtte on invalid PEN
Sons for time to consider some pension bills.
Up to this time, Mr.. GrosvenOr said, the commit
tee on rules had not assigned one day one hour
given days TO nearly every other commits 1t had
stubbOrnly refused TO let the committee on invalid
pensions have day. The republican party In its
Substantial pensions to the sOldiers, and the
democratic party in its platform had also
announced Itself in favor OF liberal pensions. But.
democratic party at st. Louis there was no word,
no reference to suggestion that the democratic
party In the 1uure proposed to carry out its PROM
ises to the Union soldiers OF the country The SOL
diers were becoming doubtful as to whether not
this Congress proposed to give them any consider
alton. He asked that before the House spent its
time teglsiating on the police force OF the District
the soldiers should nave some time set apart In
which they might present their claims.
AN HOUR AND A HALF WASTED.
The debate went on, and an hour and half OF
the time that should have been devoted to District
matters was taken upin talking campaign "wash"
during which a cOlloquy arose between Mr. Wood
burn OF Nevada. and Mr.. COX, of New York. turn
ing upon the reference by Mr.. Cox, In his tariff
Speech to Nevada as q rotten borough.
Mr.. Woodburn defended his state and was bit.
terly personal in his attack upon MIR. COX, but the
manner, although he also INDUCED In some biting
personalities
THE POLICE BILL ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE.
The police bill was then adopted by the commit
tee OF the whole and laid aside to be favorably re-
ported to the House.
POLICE MATRONS.
The bill providing for the appointment Of three
police matrons and for other purposes was next
taken up.
In time given him to speak upon this bill Mr..
Struble made speech arra1gning the democrats
FOR giving no attention TO
THE DHNANDs FOR TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION,
and declaring that 1t was prohibition or substan.
ta restriction OF the sale OF liquor in the District
OF columbia that was needed more than increased
police or police facilities.
Mr.. Dngley called attention to the TACT that
several bills to restrict the sale OF liquor In the
District had been introduced and referred TO the
District committee. When the chairman OF thai
committee had asked that change OF reference
be made OF these bills SO that they might 20 TO
| the committee on alcoholic liquor trafdc, he had
assured the House that this was not asked with
any purpose to bury the bills. Yet four months
had passed and the bills had not been reported
back.
ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS.
Mr.. Dtngley said that the arrests for drunken
ness In the state OF Maine were not more than
one-tenth the number OF such arrests in the Dis