Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-09
The Senate.

A Good Joke on Mr.. kilgOre.
The Senate.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The conference report ON the deficiency bill was
presented and read In full
MIR. Edmunds inquired Of Mr.. Hale why the Sen.
ate conferees had agreed the striking out Of the
provision granting the balance OF the years salary
OF Chief Justice Waite 70 his widow.
Mr.. Hale stated, In reply, that the subject had
been fully discussed over ana over again. and that
the House conterees had taken the ground that
had claimed that there was no precedent for an
Item or such kind being put In an appropriation
bill, but had intimated that II special bill were
passed by the Senate they (the conferees) would
favor it.
MRS. WAITE NOT ASKING FOR PENSION.
Mr.. Edmunds expressed his regret that the
House OF Representatives could not see how
proper the item was and that the suitable place
for It was In an appropriation bill 1t was not
sense OF It's propriety and justice. The fact that
there Was no precedent for II, In the OF Chef
Justice was accounted for by the fact that there
Justice Marshall had died withouc leaving q
widow, and Chief Justice Chase had died without
leaving widow. Chief Justice Waite, after long,
honorable and useful career, had left the service
by death, leaving widow IN such circumstances
as made II delicate and right for Congress 10 make
some suitable recOgnltion-nOt as a pension, but
as substantial graIuily. There was only one
precedent that he Knew or In the case Of United
states states Judge, that that was Of Judge who, aIter
Justice, died In Florida, at his post, in
his Held OF duty. Of disease peculiar
maj to 9he C uSSe n Sss
years salary (nOt the balance OF IT. In this in-
stance the Chief Justice had died AT his post in
Washington OF pneumonia-a disease inciusnt tO
thai cnmate-and the House or Representatives
could not md II in its heart to make provision
Tor his widow. He would try the experiment, To-
~ I'm rTl 1nD al
and ne hoped Thai both Houses would pass iL.
Mr.. Hale remarked that all the efforts OF the
Sonate conlerIees II tue nat1el nau oeeu met
with broad and unreienLiGg nay on the part Of the
House cOnrerreeS.
The conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. VANCE LED AsTRAY.
Mr.. Vance. referring TO the statement made by
him yesterday as 10 opium, for smoking, being put
on the free list said he had been led INTO the mis-
take by Appendix Z. OF the report. He hoped that
that would serve ds u warning TO his cOunlrymen-
at-large not 10 take for grained that all that
said Dy that committee was correct. Uaughter.)
Mr.. Aldrch explained that IN Appendix c opium
had been PACED ny lnadv, rtence on The free iist,
but Appendix Z was really not part OF The re-
port
Mr.. Allison suggested that II the Senator from
North Carolina lad examined the text Oh the bill
terday by Mr.. Aidricn) prohibition OF the i'm.
portation o. opium iOr smoking. There never had
bsen ume IN tho consideration o. the bin -when
tnat provision was not In IL
Mr.. Aldrich added that that ought to be warn
ing 10 the Senator from North Carolina to get his
knowledge hereafter from the bill itself, and not
from newspaper reports.
Nj. Vance admiLled that he had, inadvertently
and unwiSely, taken the word OF the committee,
bu promised that he would never do SO again
lLaughter.l
COUNTING OF PRESIDENTIAL VOTES.
On motion OF MIR. HOar, the bill as to the count
ing OF the presidential votes was taken up and
passed.
1t directs that the certificates and lists OF votes
for President and V1ce-tresident OF the United
States mentioned In Chapter OF Title LII OI the
Revised Statues OF the United states sha be for
President OF the Senate forthwith after The second
Monday in January, on which the electors shall
give their votes; and that sectiOn l4l OF the Re-
vised Statutes Of the Unit States Is hereby so
amended as to read as follows:
section 141. Whenever q certificate OF votes
from any state has not been received at the seat
OF Government on the fourth Monday OF the month
OF January In which their meeting shall have been
held, the Secretary OF State shall send q special
messenger to the district judge In whose custody
one certificate OF the votes from that state has
been lodged and such judge shall forthwith trans
NIT that list TO the seat OF Cover nment."
THE YELLOW FEVER CONFERENCE.
Mr. Harris, from the committee on epidemic dis
cases. reported the Joint resolution directing the
chiefs OF the medical bureaus OF the Army and
Navy and OF the Marine Hospital Service to CO.
operate with the yellow fever conference to be
held In Washington. Placed on the calendar.
THE ASSASSINATION OF JOSEPH HOFFMAN,.
The resolution for an inquiry into the ssassi
nation Of Joseph Hoffman,, q witness before the
committee ON privileges and elections in the in
vestigattOn into political disturbances at Bren-
ham, Tex, was adopted.
A PROPOSED PENSION FOR MRS. WAITE
Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill to pay to the
widow Of Chief Justice Waite s. 745 a sum equal
to the balance OF his salary for the year in which
he died; aud asked unanimous consent for its Inn.
mediate consideration.
Mr.. BERRY OBJECTS.
Mr.. Berry objected. He said he had heard Mr.
Edmunds' statement and did not agree to any
part OF It. He could not see that Mrs Waite, any
more than the widow OF any other civil onicer OF
the United States. was entitled q donation from
Congress II 1t were true that Congress did pro-
vide (as Mr. Edmunds stated) for widows OF Sena-
tors and Representatives, l. ought not to be true.
unanimous consent to It's present consideration.
The bill was referred to the committee on the
judiciary, and 3r. Edmunds Immediately left the
Senate chamber. stating in an undertone that
there would be meeting OF the judiciary com-
mittee In about Two minutes
THE RIEL RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Blair.
calling on the President for Information In the
matter OF the trial conviction, and execution OF
Riel for high treason In Canada in 1885 was taken
up, and q long statement In reference t. It was
made by MT. Blair, who based the resolution on
the ground that Riel was q naturalized American
citizen.
House Of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr. Dingley (Me.) the Senate bill
for the erection OF monument to the memory OF
MaJor-General Henry Knox, at ThOmastown, Me-,
was made special order for the 4th December
In the consideration morning hour Mr.. McRae
{Ark). on behalf OF the committee on public lands,
called up the Senate bill to relieve purchasers OF
and indemnity certain states for swamp and over
flowed lands disposed Of
NOT MUCH CHANCE FOR GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Subsequently Mr.. NcRae recognizinR the fact