Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
FIFTYFIRST CONGRESS.
PORTRAIT AND STATUES.

Abraham Llncoln, and to accept from the
U. A. X. statue OF Y. ). Grant and PEDESTAL
TO be placed in statusry hail in the capitol.
In connection with the latter, Senator Vest
stated that the committee on pubic buildings.
and grounds had this morning ordered
the reporting of a bill. for an equestrian.
statue of General Grant in the city of Wash
ington. This bill was later reported and
passed by the senate. 1t appropriates slO.-
600 for an equestrian statue in Washington
to General Grant.
MORE HOMESTEAD LANDS.
The senate passed its bill to provide for
the disposal of Fort Hartstuff and the Sheri
dan and the Fort Mcpherson military reser-
vations in the state of Nebraska to actual
settlers under the provisions of the home
stead law.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
In consideration by the senate of the house
worlds fair bill Senator Vest spoke in oppo-
sitiOn. He did not believe the people of the
country wanted worlds fair.
On motion of Senator Hoar, supported in
a''speech by Senator Plumb, the provision
for a statue Of Columbus at New York was
stricken out. The opposition claiming that
it was foreign to the provisions of the bill.
Senator Plumb opposed the provision for
a naval display on the Atlantic coast, but it
was left in the bill by vote of % to %.
The bill was then passed, 43 to i3, and now
goes to a committee of conference on the
points in which the senate and house have
failed to agree.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
The house adopted the report of the COM
mittee ON conference on the Oklahoma bill.
MORRILL, TRIES AGAIN.
Mr.. Morrill,. of Kansas. made another
effort to suspend the rules to put his service
pension bill ON its passage, but was unable
to get two-thirds vote. 1t stood 143 to 1S.
SILVER COINAGE.
Senator Plumb consented that his resolu-
ton for the increase of the treasury purchase
and coinage of silver might be deferred to
allow an amendment to it 70 be discussed.
The amendment Is by Senator Eustls. and Is
an addition of further resolution that the
free coinage of silver is essential to sound
financial policy, and is demanded by all the
great interests of the country and that, there
fore, all laws limiting the coinage of silver
ought to be repealed.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL PASSED.
The house has concurred and the bill finally
passed, and sent to the president.
CIVIL SERVICE PENSION LIST.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio in brief ex-
PLANTATION of the legislative appropriation
bill said that in some of the bureaus of the
departments there was substantially civil
service pension list. Ii consisted of a num-
Der of old persons who had faithfully served
the government in the past, but were no
longer able to perform their duties. They
were carried on the rolls, hut were of no ser
vice to the government. The committee on
appropriations had allowed an increase in
the clerical force of the civil service commits
sion substantially as requested by the COM
mission.
Mr.. Doekcry, of Missouri. criticised cer-
tain features of the bill, especially the in
crease made in the number of government
employees.
In reply to this Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
stated that in the tiftieth house there was
created 9S5 offices, with an aggregate eXpend-
iture of 81 .l64 600. The increase of salaries
made by the pending bill was only 5000;
the increase of salaries made in the tiftieth
congress was 81 100000.
On the item in the bill, providing for an
increase in the force of the civil service COM
mission, Mr.. GrOsvenOr, of Ohio, said that
not only would he vote against increasing the
force of the commission. but he would vote
here and everywhere to repeal the whole law.
1t was fraud on the people of the country.
THE SENATE CoNCURs.
Senator Platt presented the conference re-
port on the senate bill to provide a temporary
government for the territory of Oklahoma.
After debate the report was agreed to-yeas,
80: nays. 5; (Senators Butler, Cockrell, Quay
and Vest.)
The bill now goes to the president for his
signature.
SENATOR'S CLERKS.
The house, in committee of the whole,
voted on a motion to strike out of the legis-
lative appropriation bill the clause providing
clerks for senators, and the motion to strike
out was lost: 80 to 81.
LAND FORFEITURE BILL.
In the senate the land forfeiture bill, affect
ing railroad land grants, has advanced on the
calendar to position of unfinished business.
RAILROAD SOUTH FROM ANTHONY.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the senate calendar was one
granting right of way to railroad companies
from Anthony, Kan, through the Indian ter
ritOry.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The house being in committee of the whole
on the Legislative appropriation bill, MIR.
Perkins, of Kansas, offered an amendment
exempting ex-soldiers from the provisiOns:of
the civil service law. He had not much SYM
pathy with the present law and the methods
and manner of its execution.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, moved to strike
out the entire Appropriation Tor the civil ser
vice commission: declaring that the commits
sion was under Indictment, and that no ap
preparation should he made until the COM
mittee charged with its investigation made
its report.
This was discussed couple OF hours, the
commission and the law under which 1T acts
being defended by Mckinley and Butter
worth, of Ohio. The motion TO strike out
was lost.
RELIEF EXTENDED.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the relief
of destitute persons in the district overflowed
by the Mississippi river and its tributaries,
passed both houses and was signed by the
president: all within few hours.
Representative Bland, of Missouri, in
quired where congress found the authority
to appropriate money for the relief OF people
of the various states.
MIR. Cannon replied that he found it in
precedents and in the starving demands of
$500 people.
CIVIL SERVICE EXPENSES.
In further action on appropriation for the
civil service commission, and ON motion of
Mr.. Cummings of New York, an amendment
was adopted providing for the actual trav-
cling expenses of the civil service commission
instead of necessary" travelling expenses, as
provided in the bill In speaking TO a verbal
amendment, Mr.. Cummings of New York,
gave his reason for striking out the ''neces-
sary" travelling expenses of the civil service
commission and inserting "actual" travelling
expenses. He read a list of expenses OF
members of the commission in which the
articles lemonade" ''ale'' and "gin" fgu'
He did not consider them necessary
penses.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia,
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