Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-20
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
SHARP TALK IN THE HOUSE.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL PASSED.
FULLER CASE IN THE SENATE.
The Senate

| FULLER CASE IN THE SENATE.
| The senate.
| DECORATION DAY LEGAL HOLIDAY.
The House bill making the Both OF May {Decora-
ton Day. holiday in the District of Columbia,
and the House bill appropriating $4,000 for q
public building at Brownsville Tex, were passed.
The naval appropriation bill was reported and
placed on the calendar.
Mr. Cullom offered q resolution which was
agreed TO- instructing the post-onice committee to
known as the postal tablet on private postal card,
Ghe weight not TO exceed half an ounce, 10 pass
through the mails at the postage rate OF ! cent
SECRET SESSION.
The Senate at 1895 O'Clock proceeded to execu-
tive business
The Fuller Nomination.
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE SENATE IN SECRET
SESSION.
The Senate closed its doors at halfpast IL O'Clock
to-day and proceeded to the formal consideration
OF the Fuller case. Senator expressed the opin-
ion that it would be disposed Of within two hours.
At O'Clock the upper iobbies and committee
rooms were cleared and the occupants were driven
down stairs so that the doors and windows might
oe opened without rtsking betrayal or the secret
proceedings.
House Of Representatives.
The first business before the House this morning
was the bill coming over from last nights session
appropriating $25OO0O to aid state homes for dis
abled volunteers
STATES RIGHTS.
Mr.. Kilgore CTex.) moved to amend by reducing
the appropriation to 100000 1t was the duty Of
the municipal subdivision Of the Government, he
said. to care for their own paupers The purpose
OF the bill was to make further aggression on the
duties, the rights, and the obligations OF the
STATE and TO impose on the General Government
obligations which belonged to the states them
selvs. There was deliberate purpose on the part
OF gentlemen on the other side to make aggressions
on state governments. He was not surprised at
them, but he was surprised at the aid given to
them by gentlemen On the democratic side. There
was disposition on the part OF Congress to take
charge OF the education OF the people and OF their
appetite, and IL was IN opposition to this theory
that he opposed this bill.
Mr.. kilgore asked leave to extend his remarks
In the Record.
Mr.. Laird (Neb)-'I object"
~ thank thee, Rhoderlck for that word" was
MI. kilgoreS significant comment.
MI. Laird said that the question presented was
whether the existing National Soldiers Homes
should be enlarged, whether the Government
would give aid to state home and thereby encour-
age tue states TO take care their eX-SOlders, or
Wnetner IL would abandon this class OF men as
suggested by the gentleman from Texas
NOT QUESTION OF POLITICS But OF CIVILIZATION.
From the birth OF Christ down to the present
time all nations had recognized the responsibility
OF caring for those who suffered In Its defense
Mr. Sptnola IN. ~ said that If the gentleman
from Texas lived In another cline he would un-
measure OF this kind, the object of which was to
reduce taxation to the people. The brave men
men who marched and bivouacked and fought for
the nag OF the country, the gentleman from Texas
branded as paupera He hurled the assertion
BACK INTO THE DIRTY THROAT FROM WHICH IT
EMANATED.
No man should stand in his place this floor and
brand the Northern soldier as pauper without
his CMr. SpinOla) resenting 1t. He was only sur
prised that an intelligent gentleman, coming from
the southern extreme OF the country should enter
tain sentiments OF the kind uttered by the gentle
man from Texas against the men who fought
for the Government He had taste OF
the gentleman last night, when he appealed
TO the House TO erect monument to
the memory OF the II, 500 martyrs who persisted
In British priSon-shipS In defense OF American
the measure with the exception OF the gentleman
from Texas, who raised the point OF no quorum. Ii
the gentleman supposed Tor one moment that he
was utter1ng democratic sentiments By such con-
duct he was mistaken, and Northern democrats
would never hew to that line. tApplausel
MR.. KILGoRE REPLIES.
Mr.. Kigore said that the gentleman from New
York had put words into his mouth which he had
never used. He had said that 1t was the tendency
or the republican party TO enlarge the powers of
the Federal Government and contract the powers
or the state governments, and that this measure
was In the line OF this policy. II was the policy OF
the democratic party to resist this theory OF the
republican party. AS to the offensive language
used by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Spinoia)
characterize him in the manner he deserved; but
II the gentleman had a henchman TO do his bid
bling. who would use such language TO him (Mr.
Kiigore) he
WOULD DENoUNCE HIM AS LIAR
on the floor OF the House. The gentleman had
stated that he had had taste Of him (Mr. Kigore)
last night when the gentleman had sought to ap-
proprlate 600 OF the peoples money In order
10 siooa an Tine
York and demanded that the tax paying people
should furnish the money to build this monument;
and he lKilgore) In the name or 54,000,OOO people
"You don't speak for the people of Pennsylvania
or Michigan" interrupted gentleman from those
Mr.. Kilgore retorted that he had right
to speak for those who earned their
Tying the he haS Their
which belonged TO him as a representative Of the
people OF Texas because he had seen ut to dissent
from the views entertained by majority Of
the House, he was TO be denounced by man, under
such circumstances that he could not resent the
denunciation. He had been
vnLIFIED ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE,
but such course could drive him from his honest
purpose to do his duty. He had as much regard
as any man for the soldier. He was proud of the
achievements Of the Federal Army, as he was OF
those OF the Confederate Army. He was proud OF
the achievements OF brave men everywhere, all
over the world. and there had toen brave men on
both sides during the late war.
Mr. Laird withdrew his objection to MI. Kilgore
cAIcuuIuk LIS TtWdIkS IN Iue kteCOTQ.
Mr. sPINOLA wITHDRAws HIS OFFENSIVE RRMARKs
Mr.. Spinola said that he had used an expression
when he last addressed the House, which, per-
haps, was supplementary. He desired TO with
draw that portion OF his remarks In which he had
said that he hurled the assertion down the dirty
throat from which 1t emanated. That was un-
parliamentary in his judgment and, therefore, he
withdrew 1t.
Mr.. Townshend oily said that the bill was one
OF economy and advocated its passage.
THE HIIJ PARsrn
Mr.. KflRore's amendment was rejected and the
bill (Which was Senate billy was passed.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL PASSED.
Mr. Blanchard Gay submitted the conference re.
port on the river and harbor bill
The report was then agreed to--l54 to A.
PRIVATE BILLS, ETC.
Bills coming over from last nights session were
passed for the retirement OF Gems VIM. r. (Baldy,
Smith and A. j. Smith, with the rank of colonel
and general; w. W. Averin, with the rank of cap
tain,
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr Dockery In the chatr> on the private
calendar.
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Meetings OF the senate and House