Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-26
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Nickel for tho Navy--Mr. Enioe UnearthS
Scandal.
px ,c,aor.nh to tho Dispatch.l


rBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
w,suryaroS. September 25.-The request
of the House for a conference on the &c
6ciency hill was complied with and Messrs
Halo Allison. and Cockroll were appointed
conferrees on the part OF the Senate.
Mr.. Butler asked Mr.. Hale If he had re-
ported the Joint resolution authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy To purchase nichei
for the use of the Government.
MIR. Hale: The Senator refers, ! pre-
surne. 10 the Joint resolution whlcn IN
troduced yesterday authorizing the oecre-
tarv of the Navy in certain emergencies;
which now exist, TO purchase nlckel and
nickel matter 10 be used IN inc cohstruc-
tion OF new ships. The resolution was re-
ferred TO the Committee on haVal A.
fairs which held meeting yester-
dnv and which instructed me unanimously
10 report il to the senate. have no DOUBT
that The Senate will pass II as soon as II Is
reported and had intended 10 MAKE the
report this morning, but am ihioru!eu
that the House is likely TO pass IKE lOih1
resolution this morning, ana unuer theSc
conditions. | thought II advisable 10 WltHcc
hold the report for a short time, so that II
The Uouse resolution comes 70 the Senate
IL can be taken up and passed, q us giving
TO the House the opportunity (if ~ De so
inclined To pass it first. But Will not
delay long. s, -;
Air. Butler: 1t is matter OF much I'M
portance. and hope that the senator Iroli
Maine will not lose sight OF H..
Mr.. Hale: No: | will not delay u.
The calendar was then taken up unueI
rule bills unobJected to-.
TIE TITLES OF HoMEsTEADERs.
Tho only bill of public importance that
uas nass.d was the Senate bill requiring
tbe / nited States 10 defend the Titles OF
hornestaaders under the laws OF the United
States in all suits where land IS claimed 10
| be mineral because OF phosphate deposits.
THE PROPOSED LAND COURT.
Tho Senate resumed the consideration
of the Senate bill to establish United
States land court and TO provide for the
settlement Of private land claims: The
biU was discussed by Messrs. Nolcott,
Ransom. Stewart, Hearst, Morgan, FGsco,
and Reagan.
RoCK-CREEK PARK.
Before the discussion was closed MI IN
gals presented as IA question OF privilege
the conference report on the bill for the
establishment of Rock-Creek farK, III IAo
District Of Columbia.
The report went over TIL tomorrow
there being objection TO some of its PROV
eions. and after a brief executive session
the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr. Lacy. of Iowa. reso--
! luton was adopted directing the CLERK OF
| the House 20 forward to the Governor OF
! Arkansas a copy of the resolution de-
| clarlng that there is a vacancy IN the Sec
ond congressional district OF MS o'"Ve'
THE LAND-FoRFEITURF BILL.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the conference report on the
/ land-forfeture bill.
Z yyIoolor Of Alabama WA OppOSet
/ 10 the conference report because he be-
/ heved that the bill in Its present shape
| would still further postpone restoration or
/ the publie lands now belonging to tho
/ people to their rightful owners. /. At
/ tempted TO do what 1t had no right TO DO;
| and it failed 10 do what 1t should do, ana
/ there was no help IN IT.
/ Referring 10 the northern Pacific lands
! he said that there were forty million acres
/ belonging to the people which corpora
/ ton held within its grasp, and yet that
! corpOration came TO Congress and ac-
! uuiesced in bill which forfeited forty
I four million acres which 1t did not want,
which 1T had never earned, ana wIllch ~
would never earn. And of the forfeited
lands they did want the company asked 10
have confirmed TO il forty million acres
worth two hundred million dollars
THE BILL THE BEST TO BE HAD.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, SAID that the
bill might not be a perfect bill, but IL was
the best bill which was likely TO be passed,
and he was in favor of 1t.
Mr.. Fornev. of Alabama, was ready TO
take what the bill proposed because 1t set
tied all difficulties in his state.
Mr. Hooker. of Mississippi, sand that
while he thought tn ere were many things
that should be added to the bill, so far as
il affected the railroads III his State he
believed that it was the best that could be
passed.
blr. Grout. of Vermont, endeavored "a
secure an order setting aside tomorrow
for the consideration OF bills pertaining 10
the District of Columbia, but rs Mr.. An
derson. of PENNSYLVANIA. objected unless
the Atkinson bill was excluded and NJ
O'Neil. of Pennsylvania, objected unless
it was included. the proposition fell TO the
ground.
!, RoCK-CREEK PARE.
Mr.. Hemphill presented the conference
. report on the bill for the establishment OF
Rock Creek Park, in the District OF Colum
. bia. There was some opposition TO 1T
adoption. and in advocating II MIR. Hemp
. hin remarked that the bill was substan
: tally similar TO that passed by the House
He thought that the report should b'
e agreed 10. az this was one OF the first time
+; I'm the history of the House that the sen
ate had agreed TO anything the House ha'
done.
The report WAS agreed to-yeas, 1913
r nays G5.
J. The conference reports were also agreed
o 10 upon the bills granting a pension OF SIC
@ monthly to the widow of General Hart
h ranft. and for the relief of settlers upol
= the Northern Pacific indemnity lands.
: UNEABIHING A SCANDAL.
u Mr.. Fnloe then presented a resolution
which rectes that 1t IS alleged that IN
Postmaster of the House, j. l.. Wheat
whose duty il is TO let contracts for carry
inc the mails, let q contract to one Samue
o Culbert.on for Is. 0C0 year on condition
that Culberson should pay TO HIM (Wheat
$50 a month out of the money receives
from the Government for his services. au'
. that Wheat did receive that sum tor nv
3 months, and directing the Committee o.
8 Post-Offices and Post-Hoads to inyestlgat
a these charges and such other matters a
l. pertain to Wheat's administration of tn
It most Office of the House OF Represents
. tiyes.
! At Mr. Bingham's suggestion the Com
u mittee on Accounts was substituted IL
the Postal Committee.
TO BROADEN THE RESOLUTIONS SCOPE
Mr.. Hoplins. of Illinois, further sue
z cested that the resolution IL made brOa
=
q action of the last Postmaster IN regard {
u the same matter. He remarked that h
B. understood that this contract which tn
l. gentleman claimed was unlawful had com
l. down from the Postmaster of the last Coz
gress.
Mr.. Caswell, Of Wisconsin, said that HI
Q. information was that this practice on IN
IT part OF the Postmaster had obtained durln
L several Congresses. The Postmaster ha
IT become satisfied that this money was nc
D. proper and Legitimate .perquisite: II
At had therefore put every dollar III the Tree
III surv. ,
;" The resolution was amended accordin
70 Mr.. Hopkins's suggestion and agreed L
THE sILcoIT DKFALcATIoS.
Mr.. Payne, of New York. chairman {
IN the special committee appointed 10 invest
gate the Silcott dedication, called up Il
bill defining the duties of the Sergeant-a
Arms. 1t is in substance as follows:
n DUTIES OF THE sKRGKANT-AT-ABMs.
no. II enables the Sergeant-st-Arms TO NAL
A. requisition directly upon the Treasury f.
ne the pay and mileage of members and col