Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-15
The Senate.
ANOTHER PENSION VETO

of Columbia with instructions to report legis-
lation necessary to enable the Commissioners
to prevent any further evasion of the law and
to collect all taxes due for the present or past
years from such corporations as have evaded
payment.
Among the bills reported from committee
and placed on the calendar were the following:
The Senate bill for the sale of certain United
States property in Pittsburg, Pa.
THE ROCK CREEK PARK BILL.
The Senate bill to authorize the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia to condemn
land for the purpose of Rock Creek park.
The House bill to provide for allotments Of
land in severalty to the united Peoria and
Miami Indians, in Indian territory.
The House bill vesting in the vestry of Christ
church parish, Washington, the title of the
United States in certain square in Washing
ton city.
THE CREDENTIALS OF VIM. d. wAsHBURN,
as Senator from the state of Minnesota for the
term beginning March next, were presented
read, and placed on file.
Mr.. Hale gave notice that next Monday he
would ask the Senate to proceed to the consid-
alton of the census bill.
MIR. Hiscock offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the Attorney-General for
list of the general deputy marshals appointed
during the last six months in the northern dis
trict of New York.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill to ratify and confirm an
agreement with the Muscogee Cor Creek nation
of Indians in the Indian territory Opening to
settlement unassigned lands in the Indian ter
rItory, the consideration being 90 $50, S57,) was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The House bill authorizing the President to
appoint William English a second lieutenant in
the regular army was taken from the calendar
and explained and advocated by Mr.. Daniel
who claimed that the sentence of the court
martial under which English was cashiered
was unduly severe, and that a severe reprimand
would have been quite sufficient.
House of Representatives.
THE TARIFF BILL REPORTED.
Mr.. Mills Tex.), from the committee on
ways and means, reported back the Mills tariff
bill with Senate amendment, and by direction
of the Speaker it was referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
DETECTING TO THE COURSE OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. Mills also reported the following resolu-
ton, which, he said, presented a question of
privilege, and the consideration Of which, he
said, he would ask the House to enter upon on
Tuesday next:
ResOtUed, That the substitution by the Senate
under the form of an amendment for the bill
Of the House number 905l (the Mills bilD, of
another and different bill containing a general
revision of the laws imposing import duties
and internal taxes, Is in conflict with the true
intent and purpose of section T. article l, of the
Constitution, and that said bill be returned to
the Senate with the respectful suggestion that
said section vests in the House of Representa-
hves the sole power to originate such measure
MIR. Mckinley (Ohio) said that the constitu-
tional objection raised by the majority of the
committee to reduction of the revenue had
been called to the attention of the committee
only this morning. He therefore reserved to
the minority the right to file their views.
MIR. Reed (Me.) reserveda point of order
against the resolution.
The Speaker said that the resolution would
remain upon the Speakers table, with the
point of order reserved against it.
MIR. McCreary (Ky.), from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported back the Senate bill
appropriating S250,000 to enable the President
to protect the
INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN PANAMA.
MIR. McCreary urged upon the House the ne
cessity OF making the appropriation to relieve
the 1900 or 5000 American citizens on the
Panama canal route in destitute condition.
In reply to question from Mr.. Cox On. Y Mr.
McCreary said that the money could be used
in bringing home those American citizens.
Mr. McMlllin Glenn protested against the
inference which might be drawn from the an
preparation, taken in connection with the
treaty obligations of the United States, that in
order TO preserve the peace in a foreign coun-
try 1T was necessary to bring our citizens home.
MIR. Cox said that the treaty with New
Grenada mad been entered into after the dis
turbances which had occurred on the Isthmus
This treaty guaranteed to our people there the
rights and lmmunities connected with personal
property. Ii the combination of people on the
lsthmus out of employment took possession of
the Isthmus the United States would be bound
to do what the present administration had
done two years ago, and send down vessels of
war to make the transit free and to protect
American citizens from impending danger.
IMPORTANCE OF THE MEASURE.
Mr. Hit Qll.) urged the Importance of the
measure. The lavish expenditure made by the
French government had drawn from the four
quarters OF the earth more than 80 900 persons.
About $4,000 of these had been upon the pay
rolls OF the company The company had failed.
further money was gone. To-day the last of
the impoverished army of day laborers would
be discharged. There would certainly be wide-
spread disturbance and distress. There were
about 1000 Americans there. The government
could spend millions very readily in a diplo-
matte quarrel, which came after the event,
over the protection of an American citizen.
How much better it would be to promptly re-
move all prospect of disturbance by the ex-
penditure OF small sum of money.
POINT OF ''No QUORUM" AGAINST THE BILL.
The question being on ordering the bill to a
third reading, MIR. Kilgore (Tex raised the
point Of no quorum.
The yeas and nays were ordered, but pend
ing the roll call the hour Of 12:45 arrived, and
the matter was laid aside temporarily to enable
the House, under the special order, to consider
the resolution instructing the House conferees
on
THE TERRITORIAL BILL
as TO the method they should pursue in
arriving at an agreement The pending
motion was that to table the motion TO
reconsider the vote by which the
House agreed to that portion Of the reso-
iution directing the conferees to 30 amend the
bill as to provide for the admission Of South
Dakota under the Sioux Falls constitution by
proclamation Of the President, without . new
vote being taken on the question Of division.
THE TKRRrroRIAL BILL AGAIN SENT TO con-
FERExCE.
By Q vote Of Ia to 100 the House tabled