Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-07

WASHINGTON, April THE feature of
the Senate proceedings yesterday was the
rapid dispatch of pension business, one
hundred and twenty bills Of this
character being passed in less than ninety
minutes, sixty-fiye of which were House
bills.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent enclosing a draft of bill by the
Secretary of the Interior for the revocation
Of Withdrawals of land, for the benefit of
certain railroads. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
1t was agreed that when the Senate ad
journed it be till Monday.
A bill approprIating SIS, 900 for the Inter
national exhibition at Barcelona, Spain,
was passed.
Mr.. Riddleberger offered preamble and
resolution In reference TO the territory re-
ported as recently acquired by Great
Britain in Venezuela, and calling upon the
President for information thereon, and re-
questing him to take such action as may be
consistent with public interests Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Senate then took up private pension
bills on the calendar. Among the bills of
this character passed was one giving pen
sion of SIS per month to DIR. Mary E.
Walker Is Late Assistant Surgeon United
States Army" one giving pension of 5000
q year the WIDOW Oh
T. Stone; one to increase the pension of the
Oldest revolutionary pensioner on the rolls
Nancy Rains, Sc years Of age-from eight
dollars per month to an amount left dis
cretionary with the Secretary of the In
terror; one giving q pension of $50 per
month TO the widow of Rear Admiral
Nicholson; one giving a pension of 500
per month TO the widow of General Judson
Fitzpatrick; one of 500 per month to the
widow of General Robert Anderson; one
of $50 per month to the widow of Briga-
dier General Taylor, and one of $50 to the
widow of Commander Gibson.
At 2o'clock the Senate resumed consider
alton of the pleuro-pneumonia bill. After
the amendments recommended by the
Committee on Agriculture had been agreed
to, Mr.. Hiscock made q speech opposing
the bill. He regarded as unconstitutional
the clauses authorizing the Commissioners
to appoint officers, and confering the right
of search upon these officers; also the pro-
vision to pay the owners of cattle fixed
price per head, and not the real value of
the property.
On Mr. Frye's suggestion, letter was
read from an experienced cattle raiser in
Maine named Burleigh, stating that the
incurable disease of tuberculosis which
caused the death of $1,000 children year
in the large cities of America, was not
noted in the bill. nor was glanders.
Mr.. Frye moved to amend the bill by
mentioning, these diseases and the amend
Inent was accepted by Mr.. Palmer who has
charge OF the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Coke, further consid-
Grafton of the bill was postponed until
Thursday next and made the special order
for that day.
The bill providing for the admission of
Dakota and the organization of the Terri
tory of Lincoln was then taken up and
took its place as the unfinished business
House bills for public buildings at Green
vile, s. c., and Texarkana, Ark, appro-
priating $780, 900 each were taken up and
passed.
The Senate then went into secret session,
and At 4:15 adjourned.
House.
The House consumed the entire day in
filibustering against theairect tax bill, the
House being still on the legislative day of
Wednesday.
Immediately when the House reconvened
upon the fourth day of its contest over the
direct tax bill, Mr.. Reed demanded the
regular order, which the speaker stated to
be the vote on the motion that when the
House adjourned it be to meet on
Saturday next.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, in behalf of the
opponents of the bill, proposed that they
be allowed two hours for general debate,
leaving the question of negotiation as TO
the future stages of the bill TO be settled
when those stages were reached.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, stated that any
arrangements that included final vote on
the bill at the proper time, would be ac-
cepted by them, but that any other propo-
sition would not.
Mr.. Oates replied that such a proposition
would commit the opponents of the bill to
its Anal passage without regard to whether
amendments were adopted or not.
Mr.. Taylor said such was not his inten-
ton. Abundant opportunity would be
given for amendments and discussion, but
it was nonsense to say that the bill would
only be allowed to advance one step.
Mr.. Oates retorted that the proposition
would tie the enemies of the bill and was a
bull-dozing process. Mr.. Reed inquired
whether the gentleman was not pining for
TIE cotton tax amendment.
Mr.. Oates-"When we proceed in the
regular way you will see."
Everybody can see it now," said Mr..
Reed.
The effort at a compromise having
failed, filibustering was continued. Roll
call followed roll call. until p. m, when
a lack of a quorum was developed, and a
call of the House was ordered. The Ser
geant-atArms began hunting up alb
sentees, bringing them before the bar of
the House Nothing else was done till $50
p. m, when the House took q recess until
IL 30 q m to-day