Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-17
THE SENATE IN SESSION.
Mr.. Sherman Opposes the Trans
fer of the Revenue Service.
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED.
The House Adjourns in Respect to the
Memory of Mr.. Randall.
SENATE.

Messrs. Sanders and Power, the new Montana
Senators, we're in their seats this morning,
their desks having been placed on the republi-
can side since adjournment yesterday. The
desks were first located on the demo-
cratic side, after the four new states
were admitted, and there they remained
until the action Of the Senate yesterday seat
ing the republican contestants. Cnder the
terms of a resolution presented in executive
session yesterday by Mr.. Hoar Messrs. Sanders
and Power will be assigned by lot to the
classes of Senators whose terms expire in 1893
and 1895 respectively.
AMONG THE PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
presented WAS one by Mr.. Butler from the
Charleston Board of Trade protesting against
the passage of the Butterworth anti-option and
future bill; one by MIR. Reagan containing the
resolutions of the city council Of Gainesville,
Tex, in favor Of the bill to expend &c. 900 600
for the Improvement of Galveston harbor; one
by Mr.. Harris containing resolutions by the
Cotton and Merchants Exchanges of Memphis,
asking that liberal appropriations be made for
tn the work % Oft OF the Mississippi river commission;
by MIR. Frye, the resolutions passed by the
American shipping League at its recent ses-
sion in Washington.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among the bills and joint resolutions intro
duced were the following:
BY MIR. Sherman-Tendering the thanks of
Congress to Rear Admiral Henry Walker and
the officers and men under his command on the
U.SS. Carondalet April 4, 1862.
By Mr.. Reagan-Proposing an amendment
to the Constitution for the election of Senators
by vote of the people.
By Mr.. Pugh-To increase the salaries of
assistants of the District attorney Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
BY Mr.. Plumb (by request of the wage-work-
ers political alliance, Washington, d. c. )-Di-
rectlng the Secretary of the Treasury to cause
the surplus in the Treasury (above a working
balance OF ten millions) to be paid out for the
purchase OF government bonds.
BY Mr. Mitchell (by request) to regulate
promotion to the heads of the staff OF the
army.
TERMS OF THE MONTANA SENATORS.
In accordance with the terms of the resolu-
tion proposed by Mr.. Hoar the clerk placed in
box two papers of equal size, bearing the
numbers / and 2. Senator Sanders drew No.
and Senator Power drew No. 9.
Vice President Morton thereupon announced
that Senator Sanders would be placed in the
class of Senators whose terms expire March 3,
1893, and Senator Power in the class whose
terms expire March 8, 1885,
BILLS PASSED.
Bills making appropriations for public build
ings were taken from the calendar and passed
as follows: Lynn, Mass, S125,OOO blouse bilD;
Mansfield, Ohio, 300, 900 (Senate biiD; Tusca-
loosa, Ala, $40 900 blouse biD.
Also House bill to regulate the sitting of the
courts of the United States within the district
of South Carolina with amendments).
Also further bills making appropriations for
public buildings as follows: Hot Springs Reser-
yation, Ark, $4,000 (Senate blD; Mankota,
Mlnn., S150.000 (Senate bilD; Dallas, Texas
(additionaD. S200,000 Nouse bill); Kansas City,
Kan, 5000. 900 (Senate bilD.
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Secretary OF War to cause a further report TO
be made as to the practicability and approx
mate cost of tunneling the Detroit river at
or near Detroit, Mich.
Also Senate bill appropriating 800, 900 for the
improvement of the military reservation known
as Fort Walla Walla in the state Of Washington.
Also House bill for the appointment and re-
tirement of John c. Fremont as a major gene
raj in the US. army.
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE REVENUE SERVICE.
On motion of Mr.. Gray the House bill to
transfer the revenue cutter service from the
Treasury Department to the Navy Depar tment
was taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the BILL 1t was hardly
worth while, he said (within the half hour left
before 2 o'clock. to enter into the considera-
ton of the bill. He had no de-
sire to prevent its consideration and
discussion. If, after discussion, the Senate
chose to pass it of course it could do SO. The
bill involved revolution of the management
of the revenue marine since the foundation of
the government. The establishment of the
revenue marine had taken place under an act
drafted, he believed, by Alexander Hamilton,
and had continued from that day to this.
There had been many attempts made to de-
stroy the revenue marine and to transfer it to
the navy. but they had been (after discussion
in the Senate and House, defeated. There
never had been Secretary of the Treasury
who had not demonstrated against the attempt
as destructive to the service.
THE HOUSE.