Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-04
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
DISTRICT LAND PURCHASES.
House Resolution to Investigate
SENATE TARIFF BILL GOES OVER.
Democratic Amendments Not Yet Ready.
The Senate.

oPPioPridttiy referred In the senate to-day.
Numerous bills were also introduced and re-
ferred, including one for the construction of
two steel rams, to be armed with heavy rified
dynamite guns; and one for the construction
OF two steel cruisers, to be armed with dyna-
mite guns.
Mr.. Frye, at 1890, moved to proceed to the
consideration of
THE UNION PACIFIC SETTLEMENT BILL.
MIR. Mitchell opposed the motion on the
ground that he had had no time to examine the
report 1t was matter that should be looked
into. The Senate might go on to-day with
something that Senators knew more about.
THE TARIFF BILL.
MIR. Teller also favored a postponement of
the matter. So far as he understood the bill
he was not hostile to it; but he had had no op-
Rortunity to read the report and investigate
the subject.
MIR. Frye said he did not of course, wish to
urge the bill on the Senate if sufficient oppor-
tunlty had not been given for reading the
report and investigating the subject; but
Senate. It had been discussed over and
over again, session after session. A
select committee had been appointed early
last session to consider it, and had devoted
much time to the investigation. The commit
tee had found that the two Pacific railroad
not be connected on account of the difference
In conditions and capacities of the two corpo-
rations. Therefore the committee had unanl-
mously reported bill touching the Union
Pacific only. The report had been made in
writing, and had been printed as long ago as
July last. The bill Che thought could be dis
posed OF in four or five morning hours.
Mr.. Plumb regarded the bill as being q mat
ter more Of private than Of public interest
There was no particular reason for haste, as
.he debt would not mature for nine years. In
the present temper of the public mind and in
view of some promises rather recently made,
there was some obligation resting on the Senate
to discharge public business before il took up
any matter of private concern. The Senator
from Maine was, be thought. mistaken in his esti-
mate that the bill could be disposed of
in four or five morning hours. In his
(Mr; Plumb's) judgment it would require a
good deal of debate without saying what
might eventually become of the bill. he thought
1t would be found to be one of rather more I'M
portance than the Senator from Maine seemed
to think. He, therefore, hoped that if there
was any spare time between now and o'clock,
when the tariff bill was to come up, the Senate
would utilize that time by taking up the tariff
bill at once.
Mr.. Frye said he was entirely willing to have
reass1gnment OF the special order and to have
the bill set down for next Tuesday after the
morning routine business. He asked unani-
nous consent to have that order made.
Mr.. Plumb objected.
Mr.. Frye said he would submit motion to
that effect at o'clock to-day.
THE TARIFF BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the tariff bill was
then, at 1890, taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Allison asked that the formal reading of
the Senate substitute be waived. and that the
substitute be read by paragraphs for amend
ment.
Mr.. Vance objected, and the chair proceeded
to read the substitute in full.
After some time being consumed in this
manner the presiding officer discovered that
a motion to dispense with the formal reading
OF the bill had been made and agreed to last
session, and he read the report of that proceed
ing from the Record.
THE TOBACCO MEN NOT READY.
Mr.. Vance said that democratic Senators who
had amendments to offer to the tobacco Sec
ton (the first in the substitute) were not pre-
pared to offer them to-day, but would be to-
morrow. He therefore asked it's postponement
till o'clock tomorrow.
THE BILL POSTPONED.
Mr.. Allison-"If this bill is to be postponed
till tomorrow I suggest that it be taken up
Immediately after the morning business"
Mr.. yance-"That will be agreeable to me-"
The bill was postponed till tomorrow, and
the Senate, at 1855, adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House the annual
reports of the Secretary Of the Treasury and
the comptroller of the currency, which were
appropriately referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Sayers (Tex.) leave was
granted to the committee on appropriations to
sit during the sessions of the House.
TO INVESTIGATE REAL ESTATE PURCHASES FOR
THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Taulbee (ky.) offered resolution re-
citing that it is stated in certain newspapers
that the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia have in recent purchases of real estate
within, and for the use of, the District of Co.
lumbia, paid to and through certain agents
appointed and employed by them, prices above
that asked or received by the vendees or ven-
dors of such property, contrary to law, and di-
recting the Speaker to appoint a special COM
mittee of five members to investigate the mat
ter. Referred to committee on rules.
THE PROPOSED NEW STATES.
Mr.. Macdonald (Minn.) presented petition
of citizens of North Dakota for the immediate
admission into the Union of South Dakota and
Montana, and for constitutional conventions in
North Dakota. Washington, and New Mexico
Referred to the committee on territories.
Mr.. McRae ARK. introduced bill to allow
persons who have abandoned or relinquished
their homestead entries to make another eaeTx
Referred.
MONUMENT TO GEN. KNOX.
During the closing days Of last session Mr..
Dingley (Me.) succeeded in having made a
special order for to-day bill Tor the erection
of monument to Major-G Gem Henry Knox. at
Thomaston, Me-, but Subsequently Mr.. Kilgore
TEX entered motion to RECONSIDER the vote
by which the order was madd
Mr.. Dingley to-day called Up this motion and
moved to lay it on the table.
MR.. KILGoRE KICKS.
Mr.. Kilgore opposed the latter motion, de-
claring that there was no warrant in the Con-
stitution for the appropriation Of e25,0O0 as
proposed by the bill.
On standing vote Mr.. DingleyN motion was
carried--S6 to 42-but Mr.. KilgoreN raised the
point Of
"No QUORUM"
this eliciting the remark of THAT sounds nat
ural, from the republican side.
MR.. pINaLKY's NOTION PnxvAns.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and Mr..
Dingley's motion prevailed. Yeas, las; nays,
50.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the bill, and Mr.. Dingley explained that
it was a Senate bill, but had been reported 10
the House unanimously by the committee on
library. He briefly sketched the public service
any revolutionary hero whom the people of this
country might well honor. and whose memory
they might perpetuate, it Was the associate and
aid and counsellor of Washington during the
eight years struggle for independence.
Mr. Kiloore agreed with ANYTHING that could