Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
CROWDED SENATE GALLERIES.
A Large Audience to Hear Mr.. ingalls,
TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.


hour to-day, and the upper corridors were thronged
with hundreds who were unable to gain admission.
As early as IL O'Clock people began to arrive In
numbers and to press into the galleries. BY noon
every seat was occupied, except the bench
reserved for the President and the diplomatic
gallery. Not seat In the latter gallery
was occupied, but it was held In reserve
tSf tS any diplomats who might arrive. All
tne alS!eS were nlled and back against the wall
ana ID the doorways ladies and gentlemen were
sstanding sg as thick as they could pack. 1t was a
ment OF Senator Ingalls, that he would TO-DAY re-.
Spono 10 the recent speech OF Senator voorhees,.
@ 10 the ieit Of the press gallery Mrs
scattered through the audience were the wives of
numerous representatives.
During the reading Of yesterdays journal the
NUN VI conversation pervaded the chamber.
TWO PENSION vEToEs.
Two veto messages OF pension bills were laid be-
fore the Senate and referred to the committee on
pensions. One was in favor Of VIM. Sackman, ST..
OF the 5th Missouri militia cavalry, on the claim
Snat ne nad had three ribs broken by falling from
ms , morse at Fredericktown, Mo-, while surrounded
uy guerlllas; while his certificate OF discharge
gave the cause OF discharge "palpitatiOn OF the
neart, caused 6y falling from his horse while In
thinks that the application for pension is fraudu
lent and should not be allowed.
Ihe other was the case OF Mary Sullivan, and
cisely similar bill for the same person was passed
ana approved on the LIST Of July, 1886.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the following: Sen.
ate bill appropiating s1OOOOO for public building
at Sterling, Ills; House bill to establish aNepart-
ment OF labor; Senate bill to restrict the use and
sale OF opium In the District OF Columbia and the
territories; Senate bill defining the positions and
salaries OF assistant astronomers at the United
states Naval Observatory.
NEW BILLS
Mr.. Morrill, introduced q bill to establish an
educational fund and to provide for a more COM
piete endowment OF colleges for scientific and in
dustrlal education, and asked that it be laid on
tne table, as he desired to sOon make some brief
remarks IN explanation Of it.
THE DIRECT TAX Bill.
Mr.. Spooner offered the bill to refund the direct
tax as an amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation BILL He said he offered 1t Just sit passed
the Senate Referred to finance committee
Mr: Call introduced bill appropriating $lOO, 900
ior tne prevention and exttrpatiOn Of yellow fever
IA tne nnitea states Referred to committee on
Mr.. Harris, in connection with that subject, said
mat oill looking to the establishment OF Quaran-
tine stations on the coast had been reported from
that committee month ago, and he would next
FRIDAY ask the Senate to consider it.
THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE
Mr. SpoOner offered a resolution (Which was
adopted) calling on the Civil-Service Commission.
ers for complete lists Of all persons who have un-
der certifcations from them received probattona]
apODfntments 70 Offces within the classified ser.
vice In washington since 4th March 1885: and
also complete lists OF all persons who have re-
ned service since the same date
Az E:3o O'Clock Senator ingalls, summoned Sena-
tor Dolph to the chair and left the chamber Sena-
tor VoOrnees was IN his seat when the Senate was
called to order. Senator Blackburn at whom it
was presumed M ingalls, would direct some OF his
q Snort conference with Senator Voorhees,
Mr.. STEWART HAS TIE FLOOR,
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Stewart
was then taken up, calling on the Secretary Of the
treasury for statement Of the amount OF silver
bullion offered the Government each month
since the passage OF the silver coinage act OF 1878
OF silver bullion purchased monthly by the GOV
eminent, from whom and at what prices; also
whether the quotations Of India council bills in
London enters, TO any extent, into the determine
Ton OF the market price Of silver bullion In the
Mr.. Stewart proceeded to address the Senate in
explanation and support OF the resolution but his
statistics OF finance were not listened to with
marked attention. The audience had assembled
At the close OF Mr. Stewards speech the resolu-
ton was adopted.
NEW YORK CUsTOM-HOUsE APPOINTMENTS
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Hale
calling for lists OF appointments In the New York
custom-house since the 4th of March, 1885, was
taken up, amended and adopted
BILLS PASSED.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar, the House resolution
authorizing the use and Improvement of Castle
Island, in Boston Harbor, was taken from the
calendar, explained by Mr.. Hoar ana passed
on motion Of Mr.. Plumb, Senate bill appro.
priating 500 900 for public building at Empora,
Kan, was taken up and passed.
THE BUZZ OF ExPKcTATIoN.
1t was now approaching the hour OF 2, and the
n IN ha oh n1op
more marked.
Mr.. Ingalls, took his seat, where his desk was
decorated with MOWERS. By this time large num-
per OF spectators had been admitted to the moor OF
AS 1t became apparent that none of the diplo-
mats would put In an appearance, the diplomatic
gallery was thrown open to the families Of Sena-
eupied seats in that gallery were: Miss BLACK
burn, daughter Of the Kentucky Senator:
Miss Culom and her friend, Miss Nc
Kate Scott, Mrs. ex-senator Ps; Pomeroy. ROY:
Mrs. Senator Gray, Mira senator Teller, MIS- sena.
tor sa6in. Mrs. Senator Dolph and her daughter,
Mrs. POstmaster-General Dickinson and a lady
friend were seated on the Presidents reserved
Mr. INGALLS, COMMENCED HIS SPEECH
BY recalling the fact that on the 11th OF July last
Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter, now on the retired list
wrote letter In which he thanked his
friends. and said that his heart was al
ways with them, although at one time
his hand and heart had worked the
tor from Indiana had complained last wednesday,
with bitterness, that an attempt had been made
to backen the names Of all the great civil as well
as military leaders In the civil war who remained
true 10 the democratic party. Fttz John Porter
had been one OF those military leaders who MAIN
and he, within the last four months {although he
had been dlshonorably dismissed the service and
had been restored by the action Of the democrats
party and its members who had been members
OF the Confedcracy). had written that sshis heart
was always with them"
REFERRING TO GEN. M'CLRLLRN
Mr.. Ingalls, spoke OF his education at West Point.
OF his business connection with Beauregard and
his attempt to extend and continue human slavery
by the acquisition OF Cuba. He spoke OF him as
having begun his military career by diso-
oeying the orders OF Gen. Scott; as hav-
Ing abandoned Pope at Centreville; as having
Antietam: as having refused to obey the orders
OF the President to follow the rebels to Winches-
tor, and as having fatally cotroled the destiny OF
the Army until the battle OF Fredericksburg. His
tory had pronounced its verdict upon him as
sO1d1sr x@a.n nn9 and the . senator from indiana
tie category with Napoleon, Hannibal and
Caesar. He Qngalls) dealt with him Is politician
ana said that no one could read his letter TO Pres
dent Lincoln, after the disastrous eeven days nght
on the Peninsula and before Richmond without
coming 70 the conclusion that Mcclellan was not
the IDEAS, ana the senttments which were then
controlling the American people.
~ 70 01NRRAL HANCOCK,
he also or Ingalls, satd) was ono OF the military
leaders who were true to the democracy.
HIS martial CAREER waa ona 0f thu fmrev1sh 1,la