, 1890-12-16

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-Mr. McKin
ley frem the ways aud means committe,
reported, and the house adopted, a reso
luton calling on the secretary of tn,
treasury for the OF banks 10 which
public money was deposited, the rea-u1i
for making such deposits and the rate o.
interest, If any. gwen in return for the
use Of public iunis, Also Tor into INA
ton as to toe authority by which and th,
law under which such deposits were
made.
The speaker stated that the pending
business was the motion made by Mr..
Hermann OF Oregon to suspend the rules
and pass tie bull for the adjustment aud
payment Of claims arising from the 10
dian depredaiions. After the advocacy
OF the measure by Hermann, Lanham,
Townsend Of Colorado, say ers. Mills and
Perkins, and criticism upOn il by HOl-
man aud X lgore, the motion was agreed
10 and the bill passed. The bill provides
for the appointment by the pre- ident OF
three Judges to constitute a court to adj
j~udicate all claims for property taken by
the Indians without Ist cause.
The house committee on rules had un-
der consideration today the resolution
providing for the investigation OF the
alleged silver pool, but came to no con-
c~lus;on.
The house committee on ways and
means today unanimously ordered a favor
able report on the flower resolution tor Cx-
tending the bonded period for goods
imported previous to October /, from
February ! to July !, 1891. The reso-
luton was modified so as to read as follows
Provided that any imported merchandise
deposited in bond at any public OF
private bonded warehouse prior to Oct.
|. 1890. NAV be Withdrawn for con
sumption at any time prior to July /.
1891. upon the payment of duties at the
rates in force prior to Oct 6.
James W. Hathaway Of Montana took
the oath of office as postmaster of the
house this morning.
Spinnla of New York moved TO sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill appro
priating 500, 900 for the erection of a
monument to the victims Of the prison
ships at Fort Green, Brooklyn.
Allen OF Michigan. while adding his
need of praise to the patriotism OF the
men whom 1t is designed to hogJr, op
posed the bill. These men had suffered
ALAoAu nullulbt bAN AuNlH NGll al i've
this country men who had suffered hor-
rom equally as atrocious at Libby, Ander-
s%Ouville aud every prison south of the PO-
tOmac. These men had come time and
again asking congress to give them a
pittance. SO far their prayers had been
refused, and the leading paDers of New
York city had been engaged in bringing
their powerful batteries to bear upon pub
lie sentiment 10 order to turn it against
granting pensions OF any kind whatever
At the same time the representatives Of
New York city came here and asked the
government TO build a mum TO com
memorate men who needed no monu-
ment to tell the story of their patriotism.
Sweeney, Of Iowa said the present was
no time Tor making appropriations OF this
character. The gentlemen who urged the
passage OF this measure were the very
ones who, day after day, declared there
would be a deficiency in the treasury.
Cannon of Illinois SAID he was informed
the library committee had reported favor
ably thirty monument bills. There was
M estimated increase in the expenditures
of the Vovenment-Of SIS, 900, OOO, and an
estimated decrease in the revenues OF
$50 OOO,OO0. Congress must choose be
tween giving reliet TO the living aud
erecting monuments.
j. D. Taylor Of Ohio and Kerr Of
Iowa twitted the New York members
with the fact that their city had not vet
erected a ouume to Gen. Grant,
but nevertheless asked congress for a
monument To the victims Of prison ships
Spinnla's motion was lost-lO2 10 90.
Mckinley reported the Flower resu.
lution extending the bonded period to
July |. next There being a disposition
on the part OF Culberson of Texas to de-
bate it, Mckinley withdrew it. Al
iourned.