National Republican., 1888-05-22
DOCTORINC THE RECORD.
MIR. SCOTT PLAYING TIE SAME
OLD GAME.
Representative DaIzeiI Excoriates the
statesman from Erie" aud Calls At
tion to the "Pluck-M Me" stores Post
Office Buildings for the Entire Coun-
try.

Among the petitions and memorials pre-.
scnted and referred in the Senate yesterday
was one from the Omaha board Of trade in
favor Of the Union Pacific funding bill.
Also, one from several Of the largest to-
bacco manufacturing firms in st. Louis
asking that all licenses aud restrictions on
the sale of leaf tobacco he removed, the tax
on manufactured tobacco fixed at two cents
per pound, and the present system Of pack
ing and stamping retained.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee ON pub.
lie buildings and grounds, reported the hill
nppropriating $1,000 for making the west
end of the Smithsonian building llrc-proOf
lie explained the object of the bill. A citi-
zen of the United States The snid) long
resident abroad, proposed to give to the
Smithsonian Institution very large collec-
tion of armor from the middle ages--sOmc
Of IL connected with the most eminent his.
tOrical names-incuding horse armor, he'll
NETS, swords, and all paraphcrnalia of an.
cent warcfare These objects, numbering
some 5000, had been collected at vast
expense, and the collection was said to be
the most valuable collection Of the kind in
the world. The condition Of the presenta-
tion was that the Smithsonian mstuton
would furnish Il trc-proof building for It's
protection.
The bill was passed.
Among the bills introduced aud referred
were the following:
BY Mr.. Blair: To secure to the people the
enjoyment of the first day of the week Ms II
| day of rest and to permit It's observance rs n
| day of religious worship. lie explained
| that the bill was formulated IN accordance
| with the views of the representatives of
| slgncrs Of numerous petitions which had
| been presented 10 the Senate, and to whom
| bn mil tan IN, ,,lt1u IoI
| given several hearings
| BY Mr. Hampton: For the purchase Of Il
| picture Of Gen. Ward B. Burnett, of New
| York.
| Mr.. lIoUr Introduced a hill to incorporate
the American Historical Association. Re
| fcrrcd.
| The Senate then proceeded to business ON
the calendar and passed numerous bills, in-
cluding the following:
| Senate bill increasing the salary OF the
| chief clerk of the Department of Justice
| from $1,000 to 81 800.
| The Senate hill for the. erection of post
Office builditgs in towns and cities where
tie pUstoilicc receipts for three years pre-
cceding have exceeded $1,000 annually was
reached on the calendar
In explanation of this bill, and in re-
| sponsc to various questions, Mr.. Ncst-whC
! hGd reported the bill from the committee on
public buildings and grOunds-stated that
the report WAS n unanimous one; that the
bill had been carefully prepared; that II
was intended to do away with the present
log rolling system Of securing large appro
priations for certain towns and cities as 4
means Of lOcakeecti"nccring management
and making thc system 4 general one: that
1t had been recommended 1v the late Post
master General in his report, and was mllcl
favored by the present Postmaster General
that 1t was impossible to give correct esti
mate of the cost of work IN tutuO, but that
the committee placed the cost at $40, ,00O, 900
Objection to some of the details of tht
bill-espccally to the provision for al
architect and assistants for the Postolc,
Department, instead Of leaving the contrac
of the new buildings to the supervisor!
architect OF the trcasury-was made b,
Senators Stewart and Paddock; and til,
latter offered substitute embodying hi
Views and making the appropriation for til,
year 1889 100000, instead Of the unlimited
appropriation Of $40, 1000, 600 in the bill.
Criticism was also made by Senators
Spooner, Teller, Call, and Plumb, on pro
vision in the bill authorizing the Postmastc
General to accept sites granted or donate'
for pOstOfllce buildings and contribution
to the purchase Of sites or in aid Of the con
stluction, and directing preference to
| given to localities that provide sites salts
factory to the Postmaster General. A mo
tion was made by Mr.. Plumb to strike on
such provision, and, with the assent of MI
Vest, was agreed to.
Mr.. salisbury objected to the limit G
$1,000 for the cost of the site and Mr.. Yes
| also consented to have that limit struck on
as well as n provision fixing the extent c
the clear space from other buildings. Nj
Vest also stated dn reply to question b
Mr.. lIalc) that the limit of cost Of buildin
to S25, 900 did not include the cost of site.
After considerable discussion in regard
these and other details the bill went ovt
without final action.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on con
merce, reported back the river and harbC
j | bill, with amendments, and 1t was ordcre
to be printed and recommitted.
} The Senate then, at 3 p. M, on motion
Mr. Edmunds, adjourned.