Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-19
@9l2s55ss zzE6
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. g.. July 10.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Ths Senate resumed consideration of the
5undry civil appropriation bill. Among the
amendments reported by the committee on
appropriations and agreed to by the Senate
was one authorizing the temporary use as
pay ground for children of q pot
tin of the monument grounds or other
reservations; also ons appropriatiDg 81 700
for introducing electric lamps and wires
into the Executive Mansion also one re-
duoing the appropriation for the purchase
Of additional land for the National Cemetery
at Hampton. We. from SIT GOO to 10000.
An amendment to add to the appropria-
ton Of 800 .000 for artificial limbo, or COM
mu alton therefor, the words land in cases
Of c3mnutation, the money shall be paid d.
rectly to the soldier, sailor, or marine; and
Nd fee or compensation shall be allowed or
paid to any agent or attorney" was made
tbe text of & statement by Mr. Cockrell to
the effset that it has been the practice OF the
various departments of tbs government not
to inform creditors of the fact that money
is due to them that that practice has en-
couraged the increase OF claim agents who
find out (probably from department oerks)
the names of parsons who have such claims,
and who eend circulars to them Offering to
collect the amount due in consideration of
certain percentage; aud that that has beer
the case in regard to Communication for arti
fetal limb. He gave the names OF three
firms of Washington claim agents, who have
been active in that business until the atten-
ton of the Surgeon General was called to
it, and until he took N cans to put stop to
It by circulars to Grand Army posts and by
prohibiting such claim agents from prac-
icing in his bureau. He said that one of
hese fms, had appealed to the Secretary
War against the action OF the Surgeon Gen
eral in Interfering with the prosecution
o. al honorable business" The moral OF
the whole story was that it is the duty OF
the government. whenever lis records show
an Indebtedness to any person, soldier or
citizen, to hunt that person up and pay him
whatever is found due to him.
NJ. Blair followed with remarks in the
sane line and conlrastei the practice OF the
government 10 withholding information as
to liz Liabilities with the practice of the "ef-
fete govern ments, those monarchies and des
potsms sud disgrecefui institutions OF the
old world" Hs said that if Great Britain
owed anything to common soldier, or sail
or or individual, he or his representatives.
would be hunted up and paid whereas the
government o. the Udited States did moth
ing of the kind.
After further discussion the amendment
vas egreed TO.
An amendment was agreed to increasing
the appropriation for continuing the publ
cation OF the official records of the war of
the rebellion from Sl52 100 to 1926 900; also
gu item Of So 700 for Vharf and of $4,000
additional for dining room at Soldiers
Home, Hampton, Va.
HOUSE.
the original package bill.
Mr.. Thompson, of Oaio, said that 1t was
c3ntended that the bill would violate the
Constitution and was an attempt to delegate
to the States power conferred upon Con-
gress. He regarded it as q simple regula
tion Of commerce-an exerciae ofthe power o.
Congress to regulate commerce among the
S:atea-not delegation of that power.
Mr Lstlbech said in.emperance had new
er been rooted cut by legislation. From bis
own personal observation he was satisfied
that intemperance was on decline. This
was largely due to the u1e CT that mild bev-
erage beer.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, opposed the
Senate bill because he believed that it was
delegation of power which Congress had no
right TO make. II the State Of Maine
could prohibit the sale OF liquors 1t
cou!d prohibit The sale Of cotton seed oil ; II
I)wa could leeislG'c against whiskey, 1t
C ,uld legislate sgainss tobacco. Rstaiato
ry legislation would follow and the whole
country would be thrown into anarchy by
reason OF this retaliation.
Mrs Huffman Finds Her Husband
BIRMINGHAM, Jelly l9-One husband.
tao wives, and two policemen we're the lead
ing actors in eensation a. fashionable
boarding house in this city tc-lay. sty,,'
ishly dressed young woman was walking
along s .cond avenue when she suddenly
s.opped and looked intently at window In