Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-26
THE rurrr-rlasrr CONGRESS.

Petitions Presented, ResOlutIons Re. ported and Bills Passed-One Hun. dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Appropriated she People of she 0verAowed Districts Along the Nils. slssippi.
 WASHINGTON, D. O.. April 25.-The sem ate resumed consideration of the railroad land forfeiture bill and MT. Call went on with his argument in favor of the amend ment offered by him as to the forfeiture oi railroad lands in Florida. "-@
 Pending the discussion the senate, upon motion of Mir. Gibson, took up and passed the house joint resolution appropriatins $15O, 900 to be used by the secretary of war for the relief of destitute persons in the dis- trict ovsrlowed by the Nississippi river and its tributaries.
 The confederation of the forfeiture bill was then resumed.
 After debate in which several senators took part the bill went over without action until Monday.
 Ar. Gibson offered joint resolution de- claring the profound sorrow of the south at the announcement of the death of Hon. Ed- ward J. Gay, late representative from the state of Louisiana and suspending the busi- ness of the senate to give opportunity for tributes to MT. Gays eminent public and private virtues. Eulogies were pronounced by Senators Gibson. Cockrell and Eustis. The resolutions were agreed to and as fur ther mark of respect the senate at 4sS0 ad- lourned until tomorrow.
 HOUSE.
 Mir. O'Neill of Pennsylvania presented the proceedings of meeting of business men in Philadelphia and memorial with one thou- sand signatures and the signatures of the board of trade of that city asking the aid of congress in the promotion of the building of American ships to trade with foreign ports and to establish direct mail communica- tion with the western coast of Africa, Re- ferred.
 MT. Flower of New York presented peti- tion of seventY-eiRht dry goods commission houses and woolen manufacturers of New York city asking for the passage of the bill classifying worsted with woolens. Referred.
 MT. Cannon of Illinois from the committee on appropriations, reported joint resolution appropriating $150, 900 to enable the secreta- ry of war to distribute rations for the relief of destitute people in the district overflow ed by the Mississippi and it's tributaries. Passed-13o-24.
 On motion of MT. Butterwerth of Ohio yeas 120, nays 100-the house went into committee of the whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
 On motion of Mr. Cummings of NewYork l an amendment was adopted providing for the actual travelling expenses of the civil | service commission instead of necessary" l travelling expenses as provided in the bill. MT. ButterWorth gave notice that he would 1 ask for a separate vote in the house on this 1 amendment, saying that actual travelling ex- penses might bankrupt the government. This disposed of the civil service commission l clause of the bill.
 The appropriations for the office of the l director of the mint having been reached, MT. Breckenridge of Kentucky offered an l amendment providing that the appropria~ tions shall not be available until all laws limiting the free and unrestricted coinage ot silver or making any distinction between the coinage of gold and silver are repealed. l After g short discussion the amendment was ruled out on point of order. In speaking to 8 verbal amendment Mr. l Cummings of New York gave his reason fo, striking out ''the necessary" travelling ex. penses of the civil service commission and inserting "actual" travelling expenses. He read list of the expenses of members of tho commission in which the articles "lemon ade, "t'ale" and "gin" figured. He did no, consider these Unnecessary" expenses.
 MT. Wilson of West Virginia Inquired whether "civil service commissioner" dit not have to see double in order to see an, civil service reform under this administration Laughter.
 MT. Cummings--I think he does, or unde the other either. Laughter.
 Without completing the consideration c the bill the committee rose and the house a 5 o'clock took a recess until 8 o'clock.
 Tho house at it's evening session passe
 thirty private pension bills and at 10:30 ad
 iourned until to-morroW