Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-02
Fiftieth Congress--First session.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ,

SRNArE.-After q large number of unim-
portant bills had been taken up and passed
the Senate resumed consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, the pending
question being on the amendment offered
yesterday by Mr.. Call appropriating $40 900
for the recovery of property of the late Con-
federate States now held in adverse posses
sion to the government. After speech by
Mr.. Call in support of the amendment Mr..
Edmunds said that he had been q member of
committee few years ago which had in-
Yestigated the whole subject, and he was sat
isfed that the appropriation would be use
less waste of money and that the wisest thing
to be done with the assets of the late Con-
federacy as with the late unpleasantness it.
self was to forget all about them. The ships
referred to might be located perhaps, just as
in old fox hunting times fox might be To-
Gated in mountain, but the question was
how to get him out. Every cent spent In the
matter would be lost
Mr.. Gibson opposed the amendment, being
convinced that on the surrender at the close
of the war the officers of the confederate
army and navy had delivered up all the pub
lie property under their control. He had
had the honor himself of being commission
er for the surrender of one of the armies and
bore willing testimony to the courtesy and
Kindness of the commissioners of the oppos-
ing army and to the generosity of the terms
extended. BE submitted that 1t was not
the validity or integrity of the surrender that
was made by the officers of the confederate
forces on land or sea. The confederate States
had died noble death onsthe field of battle
many years ago; all that survived being that
sentiment of honor which had beaten high in
fallen power. For one he would have en-.
grayed on its tombstone the epitaph engrav-
cd on Shakespeares:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeaE
To touch the dust inferred here;
Blessed be he who spares these bones.
And cursed be he who moves these stones"
Mr.. Dawes said his position in the COM
mittee which had examined the whole sub
ject, and his position now, was that the sug-
gestion was of such a peculiar character, and
the inquiry would have to be pursued in
such delicate way, that it ought not to be
embarked in unless the President of the
United States or the secretary of the treas
ury should say that he had in his possession
such information as justified him in recon-
mending it. After further discussion Mr..
Allison 4 moved to lay Mr.. Calls resolution on
the table and it was agreed to without a
division. Mr.. Evarts offered the following
amendments: Appropriating $1,000 for oil
portraits of Chief Justices Rutledge, Ellis
worth and Waite to be hung in tho ro5ing
room of the Supreme court. Agreed to.
Approprtating SIS, 900 fol- B. F. Stephens
manuscript of State and historical documents
States taken from the archives of France,
England, Spain and Holland. Agreed to.
Other amendments of minor importance
were offered and agree to, but Mr.. Allison's
amendment to appropriate $277, 692 for the
purchase of General Buffers property south
of the capitol was disagreed to. The bill was
then passed. Mr.. Allison, replying to
question, said he thought all the appropria-
ton bills could be disposed of next week.
Mr.. Sherman said no one could tell when the
tariff bill would be brought into the Senate.
Mr.. Pugh presented the minority report in
the case of the investigation of the jackson,
Miss, election, and it was ordered to be
printed with the majority report The
Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-After disposing of unimportant
routine business on the Speakers table, the
House went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Springer of Illinois in the chair on the Sem
ate amendments to the army appropriation
bill. The pending motion was that made by
Mr.. Townshend Dem, ILL., to non-concur in
the amendment appropriating $4,000 for re-
pairs to sea wall and wharf at Willett's
Point, New York. After an unimportant
debate the amendment was non-concurred in
ments appropriating 81 900 for repairs to the
works on old Fort Barraucas, Pensacola Bay,
Fla, and appropriating 100000 for the
or purchase of cannon and car
riages. Mr.. Bayne moved to substitute Al |
legheny arsenal for Watervlet arsenal as the |
site for the proposed gun factory. Rejected. |
Mr.. Townshend moved to non-conour in |
the amendment providing for the establish |
ment of the gun factory and for the purchase |
Of steel. This motion was agreed to and the |
committee rose and reported its action to the |
House. The recommendation of the commit |
tee as to the minor amendments was carried
out and the amendments were nom concurred
in.
Mr.. Ssyers, of Texas, offered resolution
declaring that the House will insist upon its
to Senate amendments numbers
s6, 81, 3S and SO (relating to Notifications and
and that the House requests con-
ference thereon and further declaring that it |
is the judgment of the House that the mana
gers on the part of the House should insist |
upon the disagreement and should not con-
sent that the appropriations for Notifications
shoald be placed on the army bill, as that |
subject has been referred to the committee on
and all such appropriations
should be placed on the Notifications BILL
Mr.. Townshend raised a point of order |
against the resolution, and pending q deci |
sion the House at 5 O'Clock adjourned.
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