The National tribune., 1888-02-16

the Librarian, was known 10 every Senator,
and was the best informed man on the subject,
and it was too much to- say Jas the Senator
from Kansas had saidl that there was no hon.
-est purpose to execute the work. The archi-
tect of the Capitol and9 the architect of the
Library might differ ono some questions, but
the Library ommiSsioHr-c0mposed of Mr.. La
mar, Mr.. Spofford and Mr.. Clark-had sus-
tanned Mr.. Smithmeyeri in all his objections to
the rotten cement.
Senator Voorhees, after little talk with Mr..
Plumb, promised to explain everything to the
satisfaction of the Senate
The Senate then proceeded to executive bust
ness and adjourned till Monday.
In the house, Mr. Bland MOI, on behalf of
the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures, called up and the House passed bill to
discontinue the coinage of the Scent piece.
Mr.. McCreary (Ky.) from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported joint resolution au-
thorizing the President to arrange conference
for the purpose of promoting arbitration and
encouraging reciprocal commercial relations
between the United States and the Republics
of Mexico. Central and South America, and the
Empire of Brazil. House Calendar.
Bills were passed for the protection of girls
in the District of Columbia and relating to the
record of wills in the District of Columbia.
The next bill on the Calendar was that requir-
ing the subsidized railroads to maintain and
operate separate telegraph lines.
The bill was thoroughly discussed by Mr..
Dockery (Mo.) Mr.. Anderson (Kan.), who stig-
matized the great telegraph and railroad fnan-
cier as the most INSCRIPTIONS pirate of the
century, Jayhawk Gould" and who said that
g the people of the country were praying for
relief from the bowellesS, merciless grind of
the most extravagant, enormous, INSCRIPTIONS,
plratlcal set of incorporated seoundrels on the
continent; Durham Ill.) and others, and the
company was defended by Mr.. White IN. ",
who argued that Congress had no constitutional
right to interfere with existing contracts.
The matter then went over, and the discus
sion will probably be resumed Saturday.
The House then, at 440, adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
In the House, Mr. Allen Miss asked unani-
nous consent to proceed to the immediate con-
sideration of the bill granting the right of way
through the Indian Territory to the Choctaw
Railroad Co.
Mr.. Holman reserved his right of objection,
and Mr.. Allen proceeded to explain the provis
ions of the bill, first stating that the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs believed the construction
of railroads in the Indian Territory should be
encouraged.
The previous question was then ordered and
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Anderson (Ill.) from the Postoff1ce Com
mittee, reported favorably Mr.. Perkins's reso-
luton directing the Postmaster General to
inquire into and inform the House of the
cause and foundation for the grievances COM
| planned of in a Kansas newspaper regarding
| Western mail service, and to inform the House
/ whether the almost universal complaint pre-
vailing in the West against the present unsat-
isfactory mail service results from the employ
| ment of inexperienced and incapable employees
or insufficient appropriations.
| The committee reported an amendment add
| ing to the resolution that the Postmaster GEN
no ed tn furt nd in for
the House what, if any, improvements and ex-
| tensions have been made in the mail service of
| the West during the last two years.
| Mr.. Doekery No. said he did not care to dis
cuss the merits of the resolution, but would
say, however, that the Postofice Department,
! the committee and the Democratic side of the
| House courted the fullest investigation, and
| he was confident that investigation would
show that the postal service was as efficient,
| If not more so, than at any time in its history.
! Mr.. Perkins (of Kan.) wanted all of the
/ facts before the House. If the bad service was
| the fault of the House in consequence of made
/ quate appropriations, he desired to know it,
aud If it was the fault of the administration
| that should be made known. The resolution
had been approved on the 23d of last month
and under the rules shonld have been reported
last week. In that particular the Postoffice
| Committee was almost as unsatisfactory as the
mail service. The resolution was not political
and the complaints are from Democrats aud
Republicans alike. When the time came he
would undertake to show they were well
| founded
The resolution was finally adopted after the
insertion of an amendment offered by Mr..
Holmes, by inserting the word alleged" be-
| fore the word complaint"
Mr. Jones, Of Alabama, reported fayorably
from the Committee on Rivers and Harbors the
resolution calling on the Secretary of War fol
information relative to the alleged obstruction
of the Wabash River by bridge of the Louis
| vile and Evansville Railroad Company.
A number of reports On private bills were
| presented and the House began the considera
ton Of bills on the private calendar.
The House adjourned until Monday.