New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-20
DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE.

Mr. BLALR'S HUMOROUS EhMAf'hS ~ i'
Poets AFTBR MARCH T.
Washington. Dec 19.-The senate 'ocay pooN Wy Io'
consideration the Printing Deficiency BILL ana so'he
' .,, rlace re1ectinC on the IloUsc FOR the
inadeouacv Of the regular Appropriation bi">' mus
necessttating frequent deficiency DIS III INC '''
NJ the discussion Mr.. Morgan alh'ded 10 u'c
that the amount of deficiencies to DC sppnp'l"gu Ava
,bs current fiscal year would exceed S5ooVo'''''
Nv Allison Questioned the correctness OF that e'u'
mate. . . fo,,a
,,ar wbat the deficiency would be- There was no"
lesoe the senate a measure the Election ON ''"C
would require annual expenditure u az
$4,000 900. - d.
oIeasing the amount
NJ ,ndsrson offered a resolution, which was rc-
..red ~ the Committee on indian AfairS lnstrucths
that committee to inquire into the CONDITION q" Ihui
tribes in North Dakota, south Dakota hon'd"" "',
elsewhere; the causes leading I" the ooc"p"uo" Va
Indian reservations by United states troops N"o''
the treaties with the Indians have been inhic" 'o
facts connected with the arms ana munitions " WI"
IN nossession of the Indians and what It p, legislative
and executiye are needed to disaFnl ucm anu
prevent the supply of such armament "e'0'"'
also whether the and control OF lnoldhs HNHt "
tribal relations should he transferred to any o'Her
d.partuent Of the Government; with power u 7e"u
for persons and papers, employ stenogr"p"er' e''
etc
Mr. German offered a resolution, which was -
f.rred 10 the Committee on the Library hs'Ed''Nls
that committee to inquire into D." advsabiI'y o. p'r
chasing the collection Of autographs AID historical
paper, Of the late Jane, f Mcclure OF "a'hli s"''
d. c. known as the Madison collection.
Mr. Blair rising 70 personal eNplanat"h' Hht'e
humorous statement on the subject OF paragraph ~
f.;Tiuc 10 him. which had appeared originally IN l''
Washington Post and had been COPIED an Inv
Boston Hcrad-a paper published " III coinpala'NV'
obscure locality in the Immediate No!hN o' "'''V i" -,
Bvcd-onc OF the outying province daughter
,r,o ,,ragranh WAS on the subject Of a remark WHICH
re had made in the Senate lately Is 10 the lKei""
~ his belng called upon. after March next 10 Sc''
the public in another capacity. lie nan d'""!7 -''
dersood that private citizen WAS a KING III "'0 NJ
public and that that was the highest capacity III VIZ"
a man could serve his country. There were sou"
60, fr.eud.r Of his connected with TIE pre-
uarchtcr, and one u them had got up the paFAhi"P
in - The POST II began by an aInsion l" ''c '"''
running at large to What he 'Slf- bid'' INFANT ~
saving that lie would not cOnradlct 'hen' - III"
Nv Blair said had been the first lnumauoh nc du INV
s,cb rumor, had got loose lie had had no oppor'un'
- no,tradict them. The para graph went on to int
r,ato that Mr. Blair 70 be secretary OF inc III
terror and mentioned "A piece OF political history "o
c.neraIly known This was that wien Mr. haIIlSo
was q candidate for reelccton u the senate vi
p,air had been asked 10 Use his influence WIN H'
aIonor. REPRESENTATIVES IN the Indiana Legislator
81 ~ Mr. Harrison but had refused to do s.
IT.. a ~, NH closed with the sentence II the Frcr
an+ h.. = short memory and forgiving sphit SCI
otor plar NAV go anto the Cabinet"
vr Blair went to say that he conid not re-
.,. innntation likely TO interfere with his al
To,ntnen, to an important Office ia case nc should 10
no elected 70 tv, senate-as lie most sincerely ana 'o
SILENTLY expected to be daughter laying
onor q, the wjndward, he had written TO colon
1nmdiey manager of Mr. HARRISON taihpa t iSf J
,,i,y, 10 tle senate and had received rom mn!
cl..ton -HJch he pr0cerdcd to read. This Wa I" I!
nTeci that Mr Dudley remembered goihs W nm lim ~
pi.r i'm lie cxigenoy referred TO- ana setthg ION ~
- Irtcr that had Used 10 go"d cree tl,i1iE'
%%ad NOT been successful in returning MI hh"soH
, , lnne1e The letter closed with the sentence.
l"ow ~ the great service you rendered IL, ana i(
grateful foI 1t. . .,u.;. ..ta. a.
II think Mr.. Blair said in CONCLUSION " ual ~
will remove any supposed objection 10 ny appoii
,,on+ a. secretary the Interior on the GrouHd III
i an, not a loyal friend OF the President l.auKh'e
Vow A. TO the Office which rierred 10 diTcctN ~
,cmarks on the occasion which nave mcI1llDh' I
IL ever occur to any OF those people that the fraci
~ The United states sitting down without Hhlsni
Inc sentence. That IL all ] am gong 20 say ON u
MONT daughter both sides OF TIE ChambcF d
in the galleries.