Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-21
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
A BREEZE IN THE HOUSE.
REVISING TARIFF DEBATE REPORTS.
Mr.. DalzeIl and Mr.. Scott Sharply
Discuss Changes in the Record.
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate,

trade In favor OF the passage OF the Union Pacific
funding bill
Also one from several of the largest tobacco
manufacturing firms In St. Louis asking that all
licences and restrictions the sale of leaf tobacco
9e removed, The tax on manufactured tobacco
nxed at cents per pound, and the present system
OF packing and stamping retained.
MEDIEVAL ARMoR.
MI. Morrill,, from the committee on public build
fngs and grounds, reported the bill appropriating
sl1,5OO for making the west end OF the Smith,
sOnian building flre-prOOf. lie explained the Ob-
Ject OF the bill citizen OF the United states (he
saidl long resident abroad proposed give to the
Smithsonian Institution very large collection Of
win The most eminent historical lnames-including
horse armor, helmets, swords, and all the para
pheTnala OF ancient warfare. These objects, num-
Derlhg some 5000, had been collected at vast eX-
pense, ana the collection was said to be the most
valuable collection OF the kind In the world. The
condition OF the presentation was that the Smi h.
sonian Institution would furnish a fire-proof
building for It's protection. The bill was passed.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among other bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following: Three
Senate bills authorizing the construction bridges
across the Missouri River Nebraska City, Neb,
the mississippi RIVER near Alma, Wis, and the
tennessee River near GunthersviIie, Ala. House
concurrent resolutions as TO printing-as to which
tnere was no objection except as to LIS form, which
Mr.. Hawley characterized as grOtesque, badly
drawn and verbose. Among the bills introduced
and referred were the following:
THE SABBATH DAY.
BY Mr.. Blair-To secure TO the people the enjoy
ment OF the first day Of the week as day Of rest,
and TO permit its observance as a day OF religious
worship. [Iie explained that the bill was formu-
lated III accordapce with The views Of the repre-
sentatlves of signerS OF numerous petitions which
had been presented to the Senate, and to whom
several htaringal
BY Mr. hampt0n-For the purchase Of picture
OF Gen Ward h. Burnett, OF New York.
Mr. HOar introduced a bill to INCORPORATE the
American Historical Association. Referred.
ARMY ENLIsrNENTs.
He also offered a resolution which was agreed
to, directing The committee on military affairs to
report whether some amendment ought not to be
50 as 10 prevent enlistment On time OF peace) or
men with wives or families dependent upon them
for support without notice or consent or their
wives. M
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate then proceeded to business on the
eldar ana passed numerous bills including the
following:
Senate bill to perpetuate sault ste Marie, Mich,
port OF delivery with privileges Of inland tran3
House ., e establish 9 port Of del,vegat
House bill appropriating $40 900 for construction
and repair OF roads to the National Cemetery on
the Preside reservation at San Francisco
Senate Dill increasing the salary or the chief
$500.
senate bill declaring that certain ..water reserve
lands In " sconsin are and have been subject to
tine provisions OF 1.-The railroad rightor-way actr or
81 March, 1875.
PoST-OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR ALL LARGE TOWNS.
Senate bill for the erection OF post-office build
ings In towns and cities where the post-ofiice re-
ceipts for three years Proceedings have exceeded
$1,000 annually, was reached on the calen-
dar In explanation OF. this bill. ana In
who had reported the bill from the
committee on public buildings and grounds,
stated that the report was unanimous one; that
the Dill had been carefully prepared; thas it was
intended TO 40 away with the present lOg-rolling
system or securing large appropriations for GER
tam towns and ctieS as means OF local election
eering Infringement and making the system a
general one; that it had been recommended by
the late POStInaSter-General In his report and WAS
much favored by the present Postmaster General: !:
tnat Was impossible 10 give correct estimate OF
the cost Of work IN ftturO but that the committee
placed the cost at S1O, 100000.
House of Representatives.
The Presidents message. returning without his
approval the JOINT resolution authorizing the use
and improvement OF Castle Island, in Boston har-
Dor, was laid before the House and was referred to
the committee on military affairs.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate amendments TO the pension appro-
priation were hon-cOncurred in, and q conference
ordered.
An hour was consumed in referring to appro-
priate committees the Senate bills which h I'd ac-
cumulated upon the Speakers table during the
past week.
ON motion OF Mr. Dunn Ark.) resolution was
adopted directing the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries to investigate the fur-seal
fisheries OF Alaska
THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR.
On motion OF Mr. Mills CTexas) a resolution was
adopted setting apart tomorrow for the considera-
tion OF bills reported by the committee on labor.
w tn
Mr.. Dalzell d'a.) rising to question of privi-
lege said that he desired to call attention to a
number OF errors in the Congressional Record OF
last Thursday morning. ON Wednesday COLO
and himself and the gentleman from PennsyIva-
MIA {ScOtp. He found upon examination OF the
Record that the report OF the transaction
two two ways 1t was altered first s''i by the he
suppression Of what actually took place, and by
the Insertion OF what did not take place. These
insertions and omissions were material TO the dis
cusSiOn. While he conceded In the fullest and most
generous way the right OF any member to revise
his remarks, he suggested that the rules OF the
House and the rules Of common fairness ani COM
mon sense did not give member the liberty to
revise remarks In which other parties were inter-
ested. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (ScOtt)
had no right to so alter the cOlloquy as to place
Brumm and himself (DalzelD in IN attitude which
5ney nad 9b not & ne found upon
speech had been sent 10 him for revising, and that
with the exception OF one or two pages 1t had not
tleman himself had been returned In lieu thereof
He held In his hand q transcript OF the notes OF
the officials reporters, and he compared 1t with
the printed record OF Mr.. ScOtt's speech TO show
that
THE TWO RECORDS WE'RE ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT
The printed record omitted the assertion on the
part Of the gentleman that he paid his men at
Scott Haven in cash and tri-weekly, and he was
unwilling that the gentleman'S assertion on that
subject should not stand as made In the actual
transaction the gentleman hestated, even though
In the heat OF debate, to tmpute that he (DelzelD
was here as an attorney for certain interests
but In the deberation OF his closet he had spoken
OF him DalzelD as 1.-THE
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRUSTS
OF this country" 1t was not creditable to the
more manly position than he did when he under.
took 70 SIT down In his room and make for the
country an Imaginary record OF what took place In
the House; and the charge the gentleman made
II he made II as charge-was untrue.
ANOTHER POINT WHERE THE RECORD WAS CHANGED
was In the gentleman's reply TO Mr.. Brumm. On
the floor he denied point blank that he ever con-
tTtbuted 70 the payment Of the coal and iron
police; in the Record he suppressed that denial
ana denounced as false any charge that he EN-.
ployed Pinkerton detectives.
He (D) called attention TO this because the gen
tlemans Statement on the d0Or mlght &C some
future time be put 20 the test OF truth The latter
part OF the gentleman's published speech was
never uttered What he did say was:
TT n A. RALsB AZ HELL ITsKIF."
This was omitted. In conclusion, Mr.. Dalzell
denied the right OF member to put into tho
Record what did not occur, and to take that out
which did occur, when such tnter1ections and