The National tribune., 1888-01-26
THURSDAY. JAN. 10.

and volunteers who served between March A,
1861, and July /, 1866.
After transacting some routine business in
Guiding the confirmation of a number of NOM
nations, the Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House the consideration of the ap-
preparation for the international Exhibition at
Melbourne was resumed.
Mr. McAdoo inquired why an invitation
from the Republic of France for the United
States to Join it in celebrating the fall of the
Bastile which preceded this invitation from
the British Government, was not considered
first.
Mr. Belmont said that the invitation from
the French Government did not precede that
from Australasia, and that at the proper time
he would report from the Committee on For
eign Affairs the acceptance of the French invl-
tation.
Mr. Phelps said that if we accept the invita-
tion to Melbourne we ought to participate in
proper manner, aud it is the unanimous opinion
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
State Department that $4,000 is the smallest
appropriation which would enable the United
States to act in manner which would not re-
fleet discredit upon our participation in the
enterprise.
Mr. McAdoo said that what he had said on
the previous day was that $4,000 was too much
for nothing and too little for nything, and that,
in his opinion, it would take $250,000to enable
US to appear at Melbourne creditaby.
Mr., Cutcheon asked what it was proposed to
make of this $50 600.
Mr.. Belmont explained that it was to assist
citizens in making the exhibits and to pay the
salaries of the commissioners.
Mr.. McAdoO wanted TO know what authority
the Committee on Foreign Affairs had to state
what the people of New South Wales wanted
in the way of our participation in the exhibit
ton.
Mr.. Cutcheon again inquired how the Gov
70, tbo
Mr.. Belmont replied that it is impossible at
present to state just what the expenses would
be- but the Secretary Of State would undoubt-
eddy present, after the celebration, detailed
statement of expenses.
Mr.. Cutcheon stated that the day before the
gentleman from Texas, Mr.. Grain, endeavored
to pull wool over the eyes of the House on this
subject Some one suggested Australian WOOL"
at which there was a general laugh.
Mr.. Grain opposed the appropriation on con-
stitutional grounds, and on the further ground
that our commerce with Australia was falling
of.
Mr. Hooker Miss supported the resolution,
and said that no Nation in the world responded
more cordially and promptly than England,
who came with her public exhibits, and her
private citizens sent to the gallery OF art nu-
merous exhibits as evidence of the good will Of
the British Nation, and England should now
be treated with courtesy and respect when an
invitation comes from her Minister, Endorsed
by our Secretary Of State and recommended by
the President Of the United States. The
amount appropriated is mere bagatele in
proportion TO the benefits that will accrue.
The joint resolution was passed.
Mr. Wilkins called for the regular order Of
business, and brought up for consideration the
act to provide for the issue of circulating notes
to national banks.
discussion ensued between him on one side
II r d.
other, and after some filibustering the matter
went over until the next day.
The afternoon had been set apart for the re-
ception from the Commonwealth OF Massachu-
sets Of fine oil portraits of Gen. Joseph b. Var
nun, who was Speaker from 1907 to 1911 Gen.
Nathaniel 2. Banks, Speaker from 1855 to 1857 !;
/ Robert G. Winthrop, Speaker Of five Congresses,
( and Theodore Sedgwick, Speaker from 1893 TO
! 1901, aud who presided over the House at the
] second session Of the first Congress that met in
I Washington.
Messrs. Long, Rockwell, Allen, Collins, Hay
den, Breckenridge (Ky) and Lodge made
/ speeches giving sketches Of the gentlemen
whom the pictures represented, and euiogizing
/ their characters and services for the country.
! Mr.. Randall made an appropriate speech, ac-
cepting the pictures.
! The House then adjourned.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20.
Speaker pro tempore Cox, in calling the
/ House to order, forgot to ask the Chaplain TO
+ invoke the divine blessing before ordering the
/ Clerk to read the proceedings of the day before,
slip which raised laugh at the expense of
the gentleman from New York.
Mr. Springer rose TO a question Of personal
privilege He said that in the remarks OF Mr..
Kelley Of the day before that gentleman had
stated that the people Of Philadelphia who
were individual subscribers to the Centennial
they found that a Member of the Congress
which lad appropriated the 81 100000 to the
exhibition land that same gentleman is Mem
Der of the present Congress) had claimed fee
Of $4,000 for having astutely inserted clause
in the bill which constituted the appropriation
loan, upon which be could 90 into court and
demand repayment. Mr.. Springer said that he
disliked very much to believe that the honor
able gentleman from Pennsyl gania, who is
uniformly courteous in his manner, would in
tentonally put upon the records Of Congress .
statement which did injustice to a fellow-Mem
Der.
Dir. Springer explained his course on the
matter, saying that he had moved an amend
ment in the 44th Congress to the Centennial
appropriation bill, which changed that appro
priation from donation to q loan. At the clost
OF the exposition a dispute arose as to the usC
OF this sum- the Centennial managers holding
that it belonged to the stock holders, and The
Government that it belonged to it, The United
States Attorney Of Philadelphia brought suit
and it was decided that the money belonged t.
the board. Dir. Springer then went to tht
Attorney General and asked him to appeal tint
case TO the Supreme Court, which was done
and the Acknowledgement desired him to ap
pear On behalf OF the United States. He wishe,
it TO be distinctly understood that this sugges
ton had first come from Attorney Genera
Taft lie did appear in the case, and the Su
preme Court reversed the decision aud ordered
the money to be paid into the Treasury. II
(mr. Springer had never asked the Govern
mcnt to pay him one cent for his professional
services. He had fled r petition asking tina
his case be referred to the Court of Claims witt
the right OF appeal, to determine whether 0
not his services had been Of any value.
Mr.. Kelley said that he did not mean to d
injustice, nor did he mean to do one now, whe
: he reaflirmed what he said in the Record yes
/ terday. One of the earliest of his lessons j
4 law was that no man was entitled to fee i
f litigation which he had engendered.
? MT. Springer inquired categorically wbethe
0 Mr.. Kelley understood that he had claimed
) fee for the insertion of the amendment.
Mr. Kelley replied that he did net think tina
s he claimed fee for inserting clause but tha
he was the one man among 50,G00,000 who be
q lieycd that the subscribers to the ExpostiO
= ought TO be made to pay and who, followin
j. his own tracks, hunted them until ne strppe
f them Of the amount Of their patriotic inves
IS mcnt.