Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-25

The bill as amended was ordered printed as
well as the pending amendments.
MIR. Sherman gave notice that when the
trust bill next came up he would in
sist upon its consideration, and that il
should not be displaced for any other matter
(whether the Lords Prayer or the Ten Com.
mandments) except by a vote of the Senate.
Gu motion of Mr.. Paddock the Senate bill to
establish two additional land districts in the
state of Nebraska was passed.
House of Representatives.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Townshend Qll) from the committee on
military affairs, reported the army appropria-
ton bill and it was placed upon the calendar
MILITARY AND NAVAL MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON.
Also bill to establish a national military
and naval museum in the city of Washington
Committee of whole.
THE sUNDRy CIVIL BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Dockery (AIo. in the chair, on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
THE FIGHT AGAINST sTEAM-PREssEs
The pending paragraph was that providing
that the royalty paid for the use of steam
plate-presses in the bureau of engraving and
printing shall be cent per thousand impress
sions.
The amendment offered by Mr.. White CN.
", fixing the royalty at 81 (the royalty paid
under existing contract) was defeated without
division.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Long Mass. }.
fixing the royalty at so cents per thousand i'm
presslons, was lost-S1-85.
A HAND-PREss VICTORY.
The amendment offered by MIR. Farquhar
On. W, providing that no part of the appro.
priation made by the bill shall be used for the
repair or construction of steam plate printing
presses, was agreed to-46-4l.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) offered an amendment
providing that unless the patentee of the
sleam-presses shall accept the $500 already
paid as royalty on each press and the rate pei
thousand sheets herein provided q cent? the
presses shall not be used by the government
after the close of the present fiscal year.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Cultivate (Ohio) an
amendment was adopted providing that the
name of every person whose portrait is printed
on government securities shall be printed
under the portrait.
MR.. FoRAN EXPLAINS WHAT KE DID SAY.
In speaking to a verbal amendment Mr.
Foran (Ohio) sent to the clerks desk and had
read from the Record the report of colloquy
between himself and his colleague CIr Butter
WORTH on Tuesday last. This record. he said
reported him as saying that he was glad thai
the country had nearly reached a condition
''when no individual had the right to employ
an American freeman without permission Of
some society,""
Mr.. j. d. Taylor. of Ohio, called attention to
the fact that Mr.. Butterworth was not present
but Mr.. Foran stated that he would say nothing
derOgatory of his colleague and proceeded
with his statement. Mr.. Butterworth, he said
had remarked: ave have nearly reached
condition of things in this country when no.
body has right to discharge" and he CMr
Foran) had replied: Il am glad of it." He had
had reference to the notorious fact that EN-.
ployers did discharge their men because they
were American freemen, because they belonged
to societies and because they exercised the
right to vote as they pleased.