Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-20
CONGRESS.
The Tariff BIZ Taken Up in the Senate
"Original Packages in the House
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WASHINGTON, July 19-Ihe Senate re.
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Among the amend
ments reported bv the Committee on Ap-
prOpriatiOns and agreed TO by the Senate
were the following: Inserting an item OF
SlOO 600 10 commence "a fire proof building
for the machinery ut the national armory
a. Springfield. Mass; inserting an item Of
$500 I or introducing electric lamps and
wires into the Executive Mansion; re-
ducnr the Appropriation for the purchase
of additional land for the National come
tery at Hampton, Va, from Sl7, 900 70
$1,000; inserting items Of S75 900 for a
wharf. and of $1,000 additional for dining
room al Oh, soldiers Home. Hampton. Va. :
increasing the amount summed upas atOtal
Of The appropriations for all national sol
deere hones from S2,6ll, 400 TO S2,6S6, 600.
ALONG DISCUSSION.
An Amendment 10 add TO paragraph as
e. tho appointment of managers OF nation
al homes the following words " And VIII
liam b. Franklin, of Connecticut;
Thomas W. HYDE, Of Maine; John c..
Black. of Illinois. and George w. Steele,
Of Indiana. for terms of Office COM
mencing April q, 1870, % I'm vacancies oc-
casioned by the expiration OF terms Of
Office and by the liner provided here
by" gave rise 70 @ long discussion.
III amendment was agreed TO. beng modi-
TED uy substituting the name Of Louis Il.
Gunckcl. of OHIO. for that OF Steele, and of
$. $. Nodtg Of Ohio. TO I'll the vacancy
caused by the deata OF Harris. Know APP
points as managers OF national homes Ed
muud \. morrill,. ~ Kansas, for the unex-
prod term OF John A. Martin. deceased !;
Alfred Pearson, Of Peunsylyania. for the
unoxuircd term OF John +. hartranft. de-
ceased. Louis -. Guuckle, Of Ohio. for the
uneXpired term OF l.. A. Harris. deceased;
William r. Franklin. of Connecticut;
Thomas V HYDE, OF Maino; John &.
Black, Of Illinois, and Samuel 5. loder. of
Ohio.
ANoTnER POLITICAL TILT.
The next amendment that provoked dis
Gu son was on spprOprsung $4,000 for aid
10 tn Industrial Christian Home Associa-
tina in Utah Territory. The discussion
took in the Mormon question, the politics
of negroes. and some other minor matters,
besides assrn9sg rather pessonyl tnrn be-
tween Mess. Vest, Edrnunds. and Plumb.
The amendment was finally adopted.
An amendment was adopted inserting a
provision To- obtaining site for build
ing fog additional accommodations for the
Government priating Office appropriatlng
sz5O,pOO therior and requiring the land TO
be adjo.ninl or in the vicinity of the pres
emf building
TRK NTIS-ldERIcAS LIBRARY.
The amednent as TO the proposed
Iatin-Amercan memorial library. which
had been PISSED over without action some
days ago VS. taken up. the question being
on Mr.. figley's motion TO amend by
striking on the provision for q building TO
cost $50 00eind by substituting provision
for q sectio of the Library OF Congress %
be known the atin-Americsn Memorial
Library. arr appropr'atiug $4,000 for its
outfit. Ib motion was agreed TO and the
smcndmep Us amended was agreed 10.
MIR. Moriil offered an amendment sp-
proprintir St0,000 for an additional IRE.
proof buiiing tor the use Of the National
Museum a the ground west Of the Smith.
sonian lftitute. Agreed TO.
jsUrRyMR COURT BUILDING.
Mr. MIiil offered an amendment pro-
viding " the acquisition (for building
for thsSnprcme Court OF the square oi
ground between East Capitol street and
the op,site square. on which the library
buildiy ~ being erected. Agreed 70. and
the lritstion OF cost hxed It ESQ, GA
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