St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-20
VERY LIKE JosEPH's COAT.
Senators Patch and Pass the Sun
dry Civil Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate
to-day resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Among
the amendments reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations and agreed to
by the senate were the following: Ap-
propriating 100000 to commence the
erection Of machine shops at the ma
tional arnIory at Springfield Mass; in
creasing appropriations for buildings at
military posts from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900;
increasing the appropriation for contin-
uing the publication of the official rec
ords of the Rebellion from Sl52,000 to
S235, 600; increasing the appropriation
for national soldiers homes from
S2,6l1, ZOO to 2,6Se,000. An amendment
to add to the aspiration for
artificial limbs the words ''and in
case of Communication, the money
shall be paid directly to the soldier,
sation shall be allowed or paid to any
agent or attorney" was made the test of
a statement by Mr. Cockrell, to the effect
that it has been the practice of the vari-
Gus departments of the government not
to inform creditors of the fact that
money is due to them; that that prac-
tice has encouraged the increase of
claim agents, who find out, probably
from department clerks, the names OF
persons, and who send circulars to
them, offering to collect the amount due
in consideration of certain percentage,
and that that has been the case in re-
gard to communication for artificial limbs.
One OF these firms had appealed to the
secretary of war against the action of
the surgeon general in interfering with
the prosecution of an honest business.
The moral of the whole story was that
it is the duty of the government, when
ever its records show an Indebtedness
to any person, to hunt that person up
and pay him.
After some discussion the amendment
was agreed to as follows: Inserting
an item of SlS,900 for ordnance and
ordnance stores, to be issued to the
state of Washington in place of ord
nance borrowed from the territory of
Washington by the state of Oregon;
inserting an item of S37, 900 for wharf
and of $4,000 additional for dining-room
at soldiers home, Hampton. Va; in
creasing the appropriation for mainten-
ance at soldiers home at Santa Monica,
Cal, from $4,000 to $4,000. An
amendment to add to the paragraph as
to the appointment of managers
of the national home, the following
words: And William B. Frank
lin, of Connecticut: Thomas w.
Hyde, of Maine, John G. Black, of Hi
noiS and George w. Stole, of Indiana,
for the terms of Office coming April 81.
1890, to fill vacancies occasioned by the
expiration OF terms of office, and by the
increase provided hereby, gave rise to
a long discussion. Mr.. Plumb stated
that hereafter he should not vote to con-
tinue any manager in the board longer
than the one term of six years. He be-
Iieved in the renovation of the board.
The name of Lewis B. Gunckel, of Ohio,
was presented on behalf of the military
committee, for the vacancy caused by
the death of Gen. Harris. Mr.. Sherman
proposed the name of S. S. Yoder, of
Ohio. in place of Mr.. Steele's name.
Mr.. Steele. lie said, had been appointed
governor of Oklahoma and might not be
ELIGIBLE. After further discussion
the amendment was agreed to,
modified by the insertion of
names of Mr.. Gunckel and Mr.. Yoder
The next amendment that provoked dis
cussion was one appropriating $500 for
aid to the Industrial Christian Home,
Utah, which was finally agreed to.
The following amendments were Of
fered and agreed to: By Mr.. Spooner,
Rppropriatng 100000 for public build
1ng at New Haven, Conn.,; by Mr..
Etockbridge, appropriating $1,000 to