The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-14
In the House.

Mr.. Adams of Illinois, chairman of the
Silcott Investigation committee, submitted
a report, accompanied by a bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the purpose of supplying
the deficiency in the appropriation for pay
and mileage Of members and delegates oc-
casioned by the recent defalcntion in the
office of the sergennt-at-arms.
Messrs. Hemphill of South Carolina and
Holman of Indiana submitted a minority
report They were all ordered printed in
the record and recommitted. Accompany
ing Mr.. HemphilFs report is q bill authoriz-
ing members who suffered by the defalca-
tion to bring suit against the government in
the court of claims.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The roll Of states was called for the intro
duction of bills for reference. Among the
bills introduced were the following:
BY Mr.. Fithan of Illinois-A resolution
directing the committee on ways and means
to report a separate bill placing lumber,
salt, jute, hemp, MANILA, and sisal grass on
the free list.
By Mr.. Morgan of Observation-Disclosures
bagging for cotton on the free list.
By Mr.. Stockdale of Mississippi-For q
public building at Natchez, Miss.
BY Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota-To repeal
so much Of the act of July l, 1870. as
authorizes the leasing of the right to en-
gage in taking fur seals from the islands of
ST. George.
By Mr.. Baker of New York thy request)
Extending right of suffrage to women.
STATUE TO TILDEN.
By Mr.. Cummings of New Yorlz-A Joint
resolution for the erection of statue to the
memory of the late Samuel J. Tildeu.
A Joint resolution was read as follows:
Resolved That there is appropriated from
the treasury of the United States the sum of $50
nf na ara Go I
TIlden, to be placed in the center Of the rotinda
OF the capitol. That on the tablet at the front
base OF said statue there shall
words: samuel J. Tilden, nineteenth President
of the United States, elected but not seated -
Applause on democratic side.l That on the
right OF the square base shall be engrayen the
date of birth, election, and death of such Presi-
dent and that on the opposite side shall be-
engraven an eagle with snake in his talons
and under them these words For the right j.
ResoLUed That the President of the United
States, chief justice of the supreme court
president of the Senate, and speaker Of the
House of Representatives be authorized to
superintend the expenditure of the money and
that copy Of these resolutions, with the
names and titles of said dignitaries, be engraven
on the rear of said base.
Mr.. Sweeney of Iowa inquired whether
the gentleman expected the Inscriptions to
be in cipher. [Applause on the republican
sidel
By Mr.. Ewart of North Carolina-Ex-
empting from the operation of the civil
service law soldiers sailors and marines of
the late war.
BY Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio-For a mill
itary, national park. (Chicamauga battle
field billy
BY Mr.. A. A. Taylor Of Tennessee-For
public buildings at Morristown and Bristol,
Tenn.
BY Mr.. Washington of Tennessee-Mak-
ing Andrew Jackson's day q national holi-
day.
By Mr.. Stewart of Georgia-To amend
the naturalization laws
The House then proceeded In committee
Of the whole to the consideration of the bill
to provide for town site entry Of lands in
Oklahoma. In order to enable members to
examine the bill at their leisure, no action
was taken, and the committee rose, and the
House at 3:15 o'clock adjourned