The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-14
A STATUE FOR TILDEN.
A RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE;
TO THAT EFFECT.

Its Inscription to be, "I9th Presi
dent Ofthe United states, Elected
but not seated."-A lsrist Of Billt
The Senate.
| WASHINGTON, January 13.-SENATE
Among the petitions presented and re
lcrred was one signed by the wives o.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Field
and Horton, and by the wives of many
other distinguished officials and citizens
of Washington praying that in The legis
ation organizing the international expo.
sition of 1892 provision shall be made
Tor the appointment of women on the
board Of managers, in view OF the fact
that there is to be q presentation of the
share taken by women in the artistic, in.
| tellectual and religious progress of the
the committees and placed on the calen.
dar were the following: For bronze
, statue in Washington of Christopher
Columbus. To change the limit Of the
appropriation for public building at
Jacksonville, Fla, of $l25. 900 to $l75..
900. To prevent the introduction OF
contagious diseases from one State to
another, and for the punishment of Ger.
| tain offences.
Mr.. Butler gave notice of his intention
to address the senate next Thursday on
the subject of his bill for the emigration
of colored people, and Pasco, of Georgia,
gave like notice for same day, his remarks
10 be on the subject of federal elections.
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution (which
was referred to the finance committee J
instructing that committee that where
ever it reports on the tariff bill, to incor-
poratcin it a provision that whenever any
foreign country shall impose an export
duty on logs in any form, or on manu-
factured or partially manufactured lum.
her. the duty shall be collected on such
logs or lumber in the United States,
equal to the amount of export duty so
imposed in addition to the duty other
wise imposed by law.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Mr.. Plumb, respecting the lease of the
islands Of St. Paul and st. George to the
Alaska commercial company, and re-
questing the secretary OF the treasury
not to make further lease of such
Islands until further action by congress.
and calling upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information regarding the
HlSthous VI thN Ssti NtS ttNSN
up, debated at some length and finally.
without action, was referred to the com
mittee on finance. The action Of the
house upon the death of Representative
Kelley was announced. whcrcupon the
senate adjourned.
notwithstanding Proctor has sent
tn the speaker of the house a report upon
o. la. .t Inaa,. IL.
under the direction of Captain Philip and
Mr.. Prices corps Of engineers. in com
pliance with the provision Of the law re-
luiring the survey for the location of the
channel in and along the river in Ala
hama from the Rapids at Wctumpka. to
connect with the improvements already
contemplated on the river above the Ten
Islands. The plan Of improvement re-
commended by Captain Price, as most
| feasible, economical and suitable is to
provide n system of slack water naviga-
ton over greater part of the distance
by the construction OF a dam or dikes
to back up the water over swift, shallow
portions, and oi locks to pass boats
from one level to another, and III ad-
dition to excavatc suitable channel
through the reefs by blasting and the re.
moval of rocks where necessary. The
estimated cost Of improvement, con-
ssting of twcnty-scven locks, dams and
abutmcnts, lock keepers dwellings and
rock excavation in the channel between
the locks is given at S6,O74.913.
The States were called for the intro
duction NJ bills for reference. Among
the bills introduced were the following:
BY Mr.. Fithian, OF Illinois, resolution
directing the committee on ways and
means to report n separate bill placing
lumber, salt, jutc, hemp. manila and
sisal grass on the free list.
by Mr.. Morgan, Of Mississippi, a hill
list, ' 'S' ~
by Mr.. Stockdalc, of Mississippi, bill
for public building at Natchcz, Miss.
BY MIR. Dunncll, Of Minnesota. u hill to
repeal so much OF act OF July 1, 1879. as
authorizes the leasing OF the right to en-
gage in taking iur seals from the islands
OF ST. Paul and ST. George.
BY Mr.. Baker. OF New York, bill. by
request, extending the right OF suffrage
to women.
By Mr.. Cummings, of New York. n
Joint resolution for the erection Of u
statue to the memory Of the late Samuel
!. Tidcn. The joint resolution read as
follows:
Resolved. That there is appropriated
from the treasury of the United States
the sum OF 100000 To erect u bronzc
statue OF the late Samuel J, Tidcn, to he
placed in the centre Of the rotunda Of the
capitol That on the tablet ut the front
of the base of the said statue there shall
he conspcuously engraved these words
Samuel j. Tildcn, 10Th president of the
| United States, elected but not seated
| lApplausc on the democratic sidcl That
on the right Of the square base shall be
engravcn the dates oi the birth, election
and death of such president, and that OH
the opposite side shall bc cngtavcn M
eagle with n snake IN his talons, and un
der them these words "For the right.
Resolved, That the president Of til,
United States, chief justice Of the su
prcmc court, president Of the senate ant
speaker Of the house Of representative,
bc authorized to supcrintcnd the cxpcn
diture OF money, and that copy O
these resolutions. with the names and Il
ties Of the said dignitarics be cngravci
on the rear of said hasc.
Mr.. Sweeney, of1owa, inquired whcthc
the gentleman expected the inscriptions
to bc in cipher. applause on the rcpub
lican sidc.)
By Mr.. Ewart. Of North Carolina, {
bill cxcmpting from the operation of th'
civil service law the soldiers, sailors an,
marines Of the late war,
By Mr.. Grosvcnor, Of Ohio, n bill for I
military national park. lChicamaugI
battlefield bill.)
By Mr.. A. A. Taylor, of Tennessee,
bill for public buildings at Morristow,
and Bristol, Tenn
| by Mr.. Washington, OF Tennessee.
bill making Andrew Jackson's birthday