Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-23
Fiftieth Congressional Session
WASHINGTON. Feb. %.

"A5hAN6lONs " 4OOs SSs SENATE.-A resolution was passed declar ing Tuesday, April 30, 1889, the anniverssr. of the inauguration of the first President o the United States, George Washington, national holiday throughout the United States; providing for the assembling of botl houses in the hall of the House on the second Wednesday of December. 1889, when (undel an arrangement by joint committee) suita ble ceremonies are to be had in further com memoration of that historic event; authoriz ing the joint committee to sit during the re cess and to invite officers of the United Statei and of the respective States, and through Secretary of State, representatives of foreigr governments to attend and also to invite the chief justice to deliver suitable address or the occasion.
 MT. Daniel offered an amendment appro priating $40, ,000 for site and pedestal for 6 statue of Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock in the city of Washington.
 MT. Hoar inquired as to the statue itself and was informed by MT. Daniel that the statue was only in contemplation.
 The amendment was agreed to.
 MT. Plumb moved an amendment relieving honorably discharged soldiers and sailors and their widows and children from the neeessi ty of competitive examination in the matter of appointments to office, transfers and pro- motions.
 MT. Daniel raised point of order, suggest. ing in connection with it the query: What is to be done with their grandchildren
 The point was sustained and the amend ment was excluded. The bill was then passed and the Senate proceeded to the considera- tion of the agricultural appropriation bill, which was finally passed without amend ment.
 The House amendment to the Senate bill for pension to the widow of General Sheri- dan was non concurred in, and conference asked.
 The Senate then proceeded to the consider. ation of the resolution reported by MT. Evarts from the committee on privileges and elections for revision of existing laws regulating elections of members of Congress, and MT. Reagan addressed resolution which he declared to be for the purpose of carrying on 8 crusade against the South He protested solemnly against the wickedness of partisan and sectional ap- peal He said that the policy being pursued against the southern section was calculated to convert them into the Ireland of America; and that if local self-governnent there was to be oyerthrown some of the southern States certainly would be Africanized and plunged into barbarism, so that military rule would have to be established. He would vote against the resolution because it was not warranted by the testimony; because the Sen- ate had no rightful jurisdiction over the question and because the proposed proceeding would be denial of the right of local self. government. If the federal system were once broken and the capacity of the people for self-government were denied then the Union was destroyed and the liberties of the country gone.
 At the close of Senator Reagan's speech Mr Hoar moved that the resolution be laid aside and that his resolution instructing the com. plittee on priviliges and elections to investi- fo all nr3fr in rkoir o4e hE taken up.
 At 5:40 the senate on motion of Mir. Hoal adjourned till tomorrow.
 HoUsE-When the clerk finished reading yesterdays journal, the rival chairmen of the and appropriations, were on the floor claim ing recognition. The Speaker recognized MT. Mills, who called up the resolution touching the constitutional right of the sen. ate to amend the Mills bill by means of substitute, dealing with the entire subject O taxation.
 MT. Randall, stating that he had report to make from the committee on rules, raised the question of consideration. The House refused, yeas SS, nays 143, t, consider the Mills resolution. The House by a vote of 116 to B refused to reconsider the motion.
 MT. Randall then reported from the com mittee on rules resolution providing tha after to-day the daily hour for the assem- bling of the house shall be 10 o'clock, tha from that hour until II o'clock bushes ! shall be transacted by unanimous consent and that the speaker shall not at any othe time receive requests for unanimous consen except to concur or non-concur in senat I amendments to house bills, or to pass senat I bills when presented from the speaker ] table. The resolution was adopted. | The ShaTidan mansion hill was takaO nr The senate bill fixes the pension at $3, 500 year, and it was so amended as to reduce tn | rate to $2, 500.
 Mr. Randall, from committee on rules, re ported resolution for the consideration o | the Senate bill for the retirement of Wm. [ | Rosecrans with the rank of brigadier general The resolution was adopted and the bill take | up.
 MT. Struble of Iowa said he wished to pu ! himself on record as opposing the bill. | was not good policy to continue on the lin | ot encouraging soldiers in the regular arm ! after having been educated by the govern | ment to retire from the service with vic \ of accepting political or civil positions. was demoralizlng to the regular service. MT. Bland of Missouri inquired whether th 1 gentleman had not voted to place Gen. Grar | on the retired list.
 Mir Struble replied that he had made Ger Grant a grand exception. He then opposes \ the bill on the ground that Gen. Rosencran l had villi6ed Gen. Grant and had declare | that Gen. Grant was a scoundrel. This ma ! who had villi6ed the name of the country
 hero came here to-day and asked for aid with out word of apology or without showin
 that he had changed his opinion. He woul not flibuster against the passage of the bil
 but he asked gentlemen on both sides of tn House to vote against it.
 | MT. Cuteheon, of Michigan, would vot for the bill, not because of what Gen. Rose crans had said of Gen. Grant, for that | greatly regretted, but because of what Ger Rosencrans did and what Rosecrans was
 the war that maintained the Union. (AI | plause.)
 After many opinions had been expresse
 the bill was passed.
 Mir. Randall, from the committee on ruiei ! reported the resolution providing for tt | consideration of the Cowles bill on Monda next, and upon his suggestion it was laid uI | on the table temporarily, losing none of il
 privileges. The President's message vetoin | the Des Moines river land bill was presente
 to the House and temporarily laid upon tt l table.
 The deficiency appropriation bill WAS the
 considered without any conclusion bein ! reached, and the House at 5 o'clock took
 recess till 7:30 o'clock.
 The house at its evening session passed ! private pension bills and at 10 o'clock aG journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
 HENRY M. STANLEY.
 lieutenant Baert Arrives at Brusse
 and Gives His Opinions Regardfn Stamlevsa Movements.