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/ that Gen. Hancock's widow had already paid
the money foT wines and LIQUORS he wiithdrsw Il,
message from the senate. He was received in
due and ancient form by Mr.. Lanham of Texas,
waS tSS the
nounced that the Senate had passed the Sundry
Civil bill with =, sundyy amendments Col,
! up to the desk. They weigh about Ten
pounds; and approximate about !S25oo009o.
T aGGfasFI 9fR SSnRss fsS Ss
ant SergeaiHt.at- Arm Ike Hil forgot 70 take tk
Committee OF the Whole wi was in session for
minute or more before the mistake was rec.
express q ienr that it viii afford a bud proce.
Tho next amendment was offered by Mr..
Bowden 9i Norolk. He wanteq gaid gaid to tho
Excelsior with the United states Navy. Tho
amendment was ruled out on point OF order.
msnt. aPprqprIa,ne $3.50 Tor adaitionaI clerk
hire in tho Surveyor. Generals ,oillce IN Wash
judge % RICE Of nnesoa aef enaSns tho tho Seere Sc
tary OF the Treasury to pay yt2 the American
TsSs s Gr
ment approrriating, $1,000 for the extra work
of clerks IN compiling the testimony in con-
tested election cases was also passed.
amendment. It gave an extra months salary
police. Coy. Sayors raised a point Of order
NJ Cummings quoted peeGdentss from the
co%mities OF tho Whole hai referred
sh TGnss Of sder to the Se
fhS dns ao reff M tho pet The sn
70 sustain his action. A yeie was taken and
tho committee oyorruled the, point Of order:
Mr.. Cumm ings then detailed the arduous
longer than any Of is PREDECESSORS. With tle
soniinnSns session fro from n the III first Monday in
1887 to the present day: The average OF time
was eleven months. This Con gress hpd taken
fifteen months. Tho tariff debate had run
aS 9r had nns Seh ae
!fa work npon the employees, In the rSt
and the total would probably reach ll0. Nine.
tcnths Of the employees had been compelled to
even eD5oyrd @ i, ls ESl ' Holiday. s was @ Con. on.
Gress oy,erHurdoned With work. An official re-
Sp u Sr t@ y
the stinin. had been touched by the hand of
deah eo " WnS IL. in % Ss, dHtls on the
se eH sns he 'n Strain hD'0Rfa'cSna M Mns n sd
owed to himself aud TO the House in insisting
upon the adoDtion of the amendment He gave
el.nt INSTANCES DeOTe me war IN WHICH sucn
amendments were adopted and several since
the war In all these eases the work had been
far less burdensome than that of this Congress.
on rising vote the anne ndment was adopted.
ludGe Holman raised the point OF no quorum.
Teers were appointed and the amendment
was finally carried by vote OF 5G to lG.
II was now O'clock the hour set apart for |
tributes 10 the memory oil Gen. Burnes of Mis-
souri,. The committee rose and reported prog
ross Mr.. Hatch. in Il feeling speech. offered
the usual resolutions oi respect. Sneerhes |
were thcn made by Nlessrs Dockery. Randall. !
Henderson, Breck inridGe, !on;!. Sayers. But |
terworth. Ryan, Holman. Mansur. McAdoo. ,
Glover ard Morrill, o, Kansas. Mr.. Randnlls |
speec was II touching butte TO his friend and |
associ ate OF many years. Gen. Henderson spoke |
SO feelingly hat many eyes wore wet with tenrs, |
The Hon. stephen V. White says: Il link his |
oratIon was most finished. II sounded, the |
whole Ganut OF rathos. sympathy, and eulogy. |
and was the best ever heard" OF Gov. Longs |
speech. Col Charles James. formerly Collector
of the Port OF san Francisco. says: 1T Was
the most manly tribute ever paid to col,
league. 1t n masterpiece OF oratory."
Similar remarks are made concerning tho |
GU ogy delivered by silver-hared Bieckin-
ridge.
The House then adjourned out Of respect to
the memory OF Gen. Burns
AMOS J. CUMMINGS.