The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-20
the construction of buildings at, and the
enlargement of, military posts from $3.50, 600

enlargement of, military posts from $3.50, 600
to $500, 600.
An amendment was made to add to the
appropriation of 100000 for artificial limbs,
or communication therefor, the words 'and
in cases of Communication the money shall
be paid directly to the soldier, sailor or
marine, and no fee or compensation shall
be allowed OF paid TO any agent or at
torney."
This was made the text of statement by
COckrell to the effect that it had been the
practice of various departments not to In
form creditors of the fact that money is
due to them, and that the practice encour-
aged an increase of claim agents. COckrell
insisted that it is the duty of the Govern
ment, whenever its records show an lndebt-
edness to any person, soldier or citizen to
hunt that person up and pay him.
The amendment was finally agreed to.
The following amendments were agreed
to: Inserting an item of SlS90O. for ord
nance and ordnance stores to be issued to
the State of Washington in place of the ord
nance borrowed from the Territory of
Washington BY the State of Oregon; in
creasing the appropriation for the mainte-
nance OF the Soldiers Home at Santa Mon
lea. Cal, from 100000 to $4,000.
An amendment was adopted increasing
the amount summed up as the total OF the
appropriations for all national soldiers
homes from s., Gil, 200 to 81, ,6S6,000
An amendment to add to the paragraph
as TO the appointment OF managers OF the
National Home the words, "and William Is.
Franklin of Connecticut; Thomas W. Hyde,
Maine; John G. Black, Illinois. and George
w. Steel, Indiana, for the terms OF office
commencing April 81, 1890, to fill the vacan-
cies occasioned by the expiration of the
terms of Office and by the increase provided
hereby" gave rise to long discussion.
Plumb said that hereafter he should not
vote TO continue any manager in the board
longer than a term of six years. de believed
in the renovation of the board. The man
agement of the National Home was not as
wise, conservative or economical as IL
should be.
Allison presented for Hawley an amend
ment proposing the name of Louis b.
Gunckel OF Ohio in place Of General Harris,
who recently died.
Sherman suggested the name of S. S.
Yoder in place of Steel, who had been ap-
pointed Governor of Oklahoma.
After further discussion the amendment
was agreed to, modified by the insertion of
the names of Gunckel and Yoder.
Inc paragraph now appoints as managers
rill Of Kansas for the uneXplred term OF
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred l.. Pearson
of Pennsylvania for the uneXpired term
of John +. Hartranft, deceased; Lewis B.
Gunckel of Ohio for the uneXpired term of
l.. n. Harris, deceased; William B. Frank
lin of Connecticut, Thomas W. Hyde of
4hdlDCJ JUN VI DldSh VI 1lAiAOlo anu
uel S. Yoder Of ONO.
An amendment appropriating $4,000 in
aid Of the Industrial Christian Home Asso-
citation in Utah, which was established for
the protection of Mormon women desiring
to escape from polygamy, provoked long
discussion.
Cockrell said it had never had more than
twenty inmates.
Edmunds admitted that not many Nor
mon women took advantage OF the home,
but it was open to them.
Vest said the Government had appropri-
ated $4,000 Tor the home and Congress was
now asked TO appropriate $1,000 Il year for
no other purpose than to pay the salaries OF
lot of people who had managed to obtain
the appropriation under the pretense of
philanthropy. 1t was notorious fact, he
said, that the women of Utah were more
opposed to doing away with polygamy
than the men. This arose, not from SEN
suality or from any degraded feeling, but
from religious sentiment.
Senator Pomeroy had had an idea that
suffrage ought to be given to the women of
Utah, so they could escape from polygamy
They got it and every one of them voted the
polygamist ticket.
Edmunds admitted that the women of
Utah voted that way, but it was on the
same principle that colored men voted the
Democratic ticket-probably from religious
enthusiasm.
In the course of the discussion Vest re-
sented the drift of some remarks of Ed
muuds as To his Vests uniform opposition
to anti-M0rmon legislation. He said he
was as much opposed to polygamy as any
one, but he thought there was line beyond
which he would not go.
Plumb expressed the opinion that the
home was an utter failure and stated that
he had found that to be the general view
in Salt Lake.
Edmunds intimated that the Senator from
r,hf l.,
gone into strange places, had fallen among
persons who did not tell all the truth. He
knew there was a certain opposition to the
home in Salt Lake. because the property
was wanted for speculation.
This led to warm personal cOllOQuy be-
tween EImunds and Plumb, which lasted
some time.
The amendment was finally agreed to, as
was also one inserting an item for the pay
ment of SS745 to the widow of the late
Chief Justice Waite. the balance of his
years salary.
American memorial library was amended
as proposed by Hawey, by striking out the
provision for building to cost $780, 900 and
by substituting provision for a section of
the library of Congress. and appropriating
S25, 600 for its outfit.
After the adoption of some further
amendments the bill was reported to the
Senate and all the amendments in Commit
tee of the Whole We're agreed TO in bulk
except those as to the irrigation survey.
The discussion on the irrigation question
occupied an hours time, and then the
amendments were agreed to and the bill
passed.
The Tariff Bill was taken up as unfin-
ished business, and Aldrich gave notice
that he would move to take it up at 2
o'clock on Monday.
Then Senate then, at s:45 o'clock, ad-