The sun., 1890-07-20
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
sENATORs LOADING THE sUEDRY c1VIL
BILL UI7H AMRNDMENTS

Colioquy, In which Senators Plumb nnt
Edmunds Exchange CompIimsnts-Ths
Original Package Debate In the House
Illustrated by tho Exhibition or mn
Original Plat Package from Kansaa.
WAsHrSGToS, July 19.-The Senate met mt II
AN Mr.. Frye U'ep., Me-. from the select
committee on Pacific Railroads. reported back
the Senate bill authorizing tho Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 settle tho Indebtedness to the Gov
eminent Of the Sioux City and Pacific kailroad.
Placed on tho calendar.
communication from the Secretary Of the
Treasury transmitting, in compliance with a
resolution OF the Senate. tho report oil the
special agents MS to the nssihcnton OF sugar
at the New York Custom House. was pre-
sented and referred to the Finance Committee.
Tho Senate resumed consideration OF the
Sundry Civil Approximation bill. Among the
amendments reported by the Committee on
Appropriations and agreed TO by the Senate
were the following:
inserting an item Of 81 o. 900 to commence the sreo
tion OF nrour0ot building for machine shops at the
National Atmory at Springfield. Ma"A
Inserting provision authorizing tho temporary use
as playground for children OF portion Of the monu'
nent grounds or other reservations
Inserting an item of S7,7UO for introducing electric
Tampa and wires into the Executive Mansion.
Inserting an item OF Sia4b5 for rep acnR the over
head system OF wes under the control of the War De-
partment in the District Of Columbia, with duplicate
uix.conductor underground cable.
Inserting an appropriation for the construction OF
buildings at and enlargement or miHtary poee from
S65U,UIO TO SSfrLOOO.
Reducing the appropriation for the purchase OF Hdd
ton land for tho National Cemetery A. Hampton, Va,
from SIT oOo to $1,000.
An amendment to add to the APPROPRIATION
OF 100000 ior artificial limbs or commutation
A t. z~f
tstion the mouoy shall be paid directly to the
soldier, sailor. or marine, and no fee or COM
peusation shall be allowed or paid to any
agent or attorney" was mnde tho text OF q
abatement BY Mr. Coekrel tDem.. Mo- to the
effect that it has been the practice OF the vari-
GUS departments OF the Government not to In
form creditors OF the fact that money is due to
them: that that practice has encouraged the
increase OF claim agento. who find out. proba-
sons who have such claims; and who send
circulars to them dnn onerinE TO 10 col
fef tss Of fAs cerl"n and hat hat
has been the casein regard 10 he Commutation
Tor artificial limbs. He gave the names OF
three firms OF " NashlDRton claim agents who
ha been active in that businers untl the at
tention of tho Surgeon General was called to
it. and until he took means to put step to it
by ciI cusrs 10 Grand Army posts. and hy pro-
hibiting such claim agents from practising In
had appealed to the Secretary OF War against
the urtion OF the surgeon General in ter
The Whole tof
that il is the duty OF tt Cavern ment. when
ever its records show an indebt dness to any
person, so.uier or citizen to hunt hat pei son
un and nay hm whatever IL found due to him.
Mr.. Blair tHep.. y. H. followed with remark!
in the same line and contrast ed the practice OF
the 10 ernment in withholdn- Information as
to its liabilities with the practice Of the efete
isms anu Disgrace ul institutions of the old
wo ID He said that If Great Britain owed
ANYTHING to common soidier or ,"9r ua or In
hunted up and pa d. whereas the Cove nment
oil the Inted STATES d.. n.thing OF The Kind:
agreed to. Other amendments we're agreed to
a follows:
Increasing the approprLAon for continuing the publ
from 81, 10 10 s2ajS4 s,,an,
crdnsn"" Stores 10 10 State asSinsion
ofSans rspIass odnAuee DESTROYED Sy 15s ,o,s.
hospa t,he ''S eat.r. Home fosas 70 'n'
tdns fa9 d as room 90 a, odsrs @ Hampton va
Smo '' sf
a,"s
S2nll.IuO to S2,tot. 70
10 the appoint ment OF managers o. tho Nation ,
al home the following words. and William Is:
Maine. oGn G, lack OF Illinois. and George
y. Steele OF Indiana, for the Terms OF otce
commencing April p. 800 to fili yacaneie. oc.
and by the increase provided hereby" gave
rise to q OnG discussion.
should not vote TO continue any manager in the
Board longer han the one term OF Fix years.
management OF the Nat onal Home was not, he
thought. a. conservative. as wi as economi-
Of ' these he sodie q homes. tie goyernor % oi which
was notorously unI!t for the place. and who,
by reason q his ha6ts OF his aroitrary and
OF tro bic. That would not have been the case
II the Boa OF Managers had been m0re lar-
there ought TO be u constant change OF mana
gers and, while he was willing now t. vote for
and with the understanding, that II he (Mr.
Plumb were In the Sepa,e when his time ex-
pired he would insist that some other person
>, MIR. Allison Rep: iowa) expressed his regret
that the matter Of the Of
Appropr lations had always in these matters |
consulted the Committee on Military Affairs;
som@ittoe. 0 had handed him las he could I not not
the % name Of Lewis B. GuncSel Of Ohio Ife in pace
OF Gen. Harris, who had recently died. !
menta1 Of aa fp%fe and IA ALSO sSmR aRe
Rested tho name Of >. 5; ioder IN placeof that !
nor o ana might sheroo e. GoVH be n
After further discussion the amendment was
names Of Mr.. Gunrke and Of Mr.. Yoder The .
paragraph now appoints as managers OF tho /
National Home: Edmund \. Morrill, of Kansas. /
for tho unexpired term OF John A. Martin de- 4
ceased Alfred l.. Iearson of PennsyNania. for
the unex pred term Of John F. Ilartranft, de-
ceased Lewis i. Gunckel OF Ohio. for tho un-
expired term OF l. 4; Harris deceased; vii
liam b. Franklin OF Connecticut. Thomas W.
Hyde Of Maine. John C.. Black Of Illinois. and .
Samuel S. lOder Of Ohio.
The next amendment that provoked discus
sion was ono arpropriatng $i.00O for aid to
the Industrial Christian Homo Society In Utah
Territory,
Nj. Cockrell inquired as to the total number
OF inmates that have been sheltered az tho
homo which was established lor tho protcc-
tion OF Mormon women desiring to escape
from. poyGamyl and gave il as the result OF
his Information that 1t had never had In all
more than twenty inmates nIndinG childron.
Mr.. Ednunds lRop., vi said tho purpose or
Congress in hiding the work OF Christian
women in Utah WAS 10 sAve Mormon women
from tho slavery Of pOlyRhmy. He admitted
that not many Mormon women took advantage
Of it, but said the building was an open invita-
tion 10 them, and thRt he should be glad 10
have the reople of the United States help the
homo for that reason alone.
Mr.. Cockrell stated II Hs his belief that there !
was no person Ht the home except those who
were receiving salaries from the nitcd States
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