Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-10
Senator George Speaks Against the
Lodge Bill.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
The Senate Passes the Bill Making
Two a Quorum.
house POSTMASTER ELECTED.
SENATE.


ments which he proposed to offer to the cleo
ions bill.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported q bill providing that the re-
duction Of the engineer corps of the navy
under the act Of August g. 1882, shall be con-
sidered as having ceased on June 80, 1889.
Placed on calendar.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
BY Mr.. wolcott---To provide for coinage at
the branch mint ut Denver, Col.
by MIR. Farwell-To amend the silver act of
last session.
BY Mr.. Hawley-To increase the line Of the
army and to increase its efficiency.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution for a meeting
OF the Senate daily at 10 am, with a recess
from $50 till 8. and asked for its immediate
consideration.
Mr.. CockrelLLet it be printed and lie over.
1t was 80 ordered.
TWO DISTRICT coMAIBIoSKns QUORUM.
The joint resolution which was under discus
sion last Saturday defining quorum of the
board of Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia was again taken up, amended and
passed.
THE ToBACCo REBATE BILL PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the House bill to
authorize the payment of drawback or rebate
on tobacco Ito correct an omission in the tariff
bilD was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman explained how it was that he
had stated (when the question first came be-
fore the people), and stated very positively and
honestly, that the omission of the drawback
provision from the enrolled bill vas inten-
tional. He had opposed in the conference the
allowance of q drawback, because his expert
ence was that drawbacks were always attended
with fraud, and had preferred to give the
dealers in tobacco until the LIST of July to get
rid of their old stock The conference COM
mittee had agreed to that view, and it was SUBJ
sequently (when he was not present. that the
drawback provision had been agreed to. He
should pass.
The bill was passed, and it now goes 10 the
President for his approval.
THE ELECTION BILL.
The Senate then at 1:15, resumed considera-
ton of the elections bill.
Mr.. Frye said that he had intended this
morning to reply to Mr. Daniels remarks as
to the report of the House committee (of which
he had been member) on the conduct of Mr..
Davenport, but he found that the report of the
speech was not in this mornings Record. He
asked Mr.. Daniel when the report would appear
in the Record
Mr.. Daniel replied that it would appear in
tomorrow's Record, and that the reason why it
did not appear today was that the proofs had
reached him at too late an hour Inst night.
Mr.. FrYe-Then tomorrow will ask the in
dulgence Of the Senate for fifteen or twenty
minutes in reply 70 the Senator from Virginia.
Mr.: George addessed the senAte in opposi-
ton to the bill. gS;lb
ssH99GsE, sifd
On motion ofsNr, Grain (Tex.3 bill was
passed authorizing the Corpus Christi and
Padre Island Harbor Company to construct
harbor off the shore Of Padre island OF the
coast of Texas.
POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson 0lll, J.w.
Hathaway was elected postmaster of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Mason 1n.) Senate bill
was passed for the relief Of Paymaster Daniel
NJ. Basch, U.S.A.
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO ROBERT DALE OWEN.
Mr.. Parrett Qnd.) asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of Senate bill for the cree
ton of a monument to Robert Dale Owen in
the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr..
Kigore (Tex.) objected.
AwAR CLAIM TABLED
In the morning hour Mr.. Stone (Ky.), from
the committee on war claims. called up the bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to appoint
committee to ascertain the facts concerning
the destruction of property at Cynthiana Ky,
in 1854. After brief debate the bill was. on
motion of Mr. Grosvenor Of Ohio, laid on the
table-yeas, 1874; nays 81.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) stated that he had been
directed by the committee on ways and means
to report resolution. for the distribution of
the Presidents annual message, and upon his
motion the House resolved itself into such
committee OTr. Allen. Mich. in the chair for
its consideration. Though technically the reso-
luton should have been reported to the House
by an inadvertence it was reported to the COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Kentucky) made a point of
order against this procedure, but withdrew the
point after explaining that he did not wish a
precedent to be founded upon this action.
THE ELECTIONS BILL.
In response to question by Mr.. Hooker
Miss. }, Mr.. Mckinley stated that 80 much Of
the message as referred to the election bill was
assigned to the select committee on the election
of President, Vice President and members.
Mr.. Hooker thereupon expressed his desire
to 80 amend the resolution rs to send that por-
ton of the message to the committee on judici-
ary.
Mr.. r.McKinleyannounced dhiswillingness to have
the amendment offered, but objected to debate,
as he was acting by the courtesy of the chair
man of the committee on Indian affairs Mr.
Perkins (Kan.), to which committee the day
had been assigned. He therefore moved that
the committee rise.