Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-17
The House

WASHINGTON Aug. 2-The senate amend
ments to the house bill providing for ap-
praisers of warehouses at New York city
were non-concurred in. and a conference
ordered
The house proceeded to the consideration
of the senate amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill, and they were non-con-
CURED in and a conference was ordered.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Springer of Illinois in the chair,
On the deficiency appropriation bill
In speaking to the formal amendment.
HOvey of Indiana replied to the speech
published In the Congressional Record OF
Sunday last, pupOrUng to have been
delivered in the house in the proceeding of
Saturday by Representative MatsOn Of
Indiana, on the subject of pensions. He
denied that the speech had been made
and said it was no wonder MatsOn preferred
to print his speech in the record rather
than to meet with prompt replies to His
bold assertions. He proceeded to argue
that If the Mills bill bee ONE a law there
would be no money in the trC asury with
which to pay the soldiers pensions. He
then referred Co the MatsOn bill relative to
pensions, and declared thatit was q pauper
bill, cuJtIne, on as it did from all relief al
soldiers hOWers not deuen dent on charity
In conclusion he declared thai the repub
can party was the party OF the soldiers and
and that the speech Of his colleague could
not convince them 10 the contrary.
Holman inquired whether the bin to
which the gentleman referred as having
been sent to the committee of public la1@s
was that granting county lands to soldiers.
HOvey replied in the GfhIln2t-Ye.
Holman said that during the war he had
sought to procure the passage OF such
BIZ, but that it had been defeated in
republican hO1Se. Subs Quently he had
secured the passage of such bill through
the house, against the opposition of lead
ing republicans
Mckinney OF New Hampshire defended
the president from the charge Of being an
enemy of the soldier. He had, during his
term or Omce. slgne1 ,2t4 private bills,
as ag; in Z l L24 signed by all rel ublican
pres dents from Lincoln to Arthur He had
signed bills carrying general pension
legislation which applied Co IA 800 persons
CutcheOn declared that every man.
woman and child whose aInCs we're on the
pension rolls eve their position to the
epubliC an party and not name had been
added by the democratic party except OF
those persons whose names had been
stored TO the rolls after participation in
rebellion against the government
The debate then turned upon the tlri Il
question and the rebel battle flags.
Without further act on the committee
rose and the house adjourned
WAsRINaroN, August EN- his opening
prayer this morning the chaplain said:
alton We stand
awe s.ricl en- tC-GGy } Y lat
the ilustriOuS e; r~er of the general of
army is ended. The br liant story Of
achievements is written in the sTE "a
the C unity, and lie las gone TO the b.
history. We commend to the Almighty
protection Il Il fatherhOOd, the wife 1vlo
has betn widowed end the children yh
have he made faGberless
Mr buchanan offered resolution re-
citing ne JCsv pa Cummings has con
tract from the war department for the ex-
cavauiOn Of earth etc rom the main 81 In
channel ia New York haIbOr and has con
tracued for the use Of an English steauls d n
State OF Alabama aud the steamship ha.
I been admitted Tree of duty, and calling Oh
the secretary Of war for Information ln re
gard to the matter. Ref RED
The routine business was ht re interrupt
ad by "a meSs0e from the president an
nouncing the death OF General p. H Sher1-
dan.
Mr. Hooker OF Mississippi then asked
unanimous consent to OFFER the following
Resolved That this house has learned
with profound GRIEF OF the death az General
p. III. Sheridan. commander OF the arm fes
OF the United States.
Resolved. That as a mark Of respect to
The memory of the deceased this house
do now adjourn.