Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, April lSth.-To day in the Sen.
ate, Piatt. by request. introduced . bill for the
admission OF New Mexico. He said he did not
IN doing so, intend to commit himself one way
or another. Referred.
Rawley tried to call up the Worlds Fair bill,
urging the importance of speedy action but on
motion of Dolph the Senate went into executive
session.
When the doors opened Plumb asked unani.
nous consent to have the land forfeiture bill
laid before the senate on Monday as unfinished
business.
The Clerk read the title of the Pension Exam
inefs bill as unfinished business" That was
not in accord with Plumbs purpose, and he
| manifested considerable displeasure
Among the bills passed were the following:
The Senate bill authorizing the con truction OF
bridge across the Missouri river between the
city OF Chamberlain and Lyman county, South
DAKOTA; the Senate bill increasing the pension
OF General Milroy's widow to SIS per month.
On motion ION OF Hs1,wley: the Senate agreed to
the morning business on Monday.
Adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-In the House to-
day, Enloe of Tennessee, rising to a question of
personal privilege. had read an article from a
New York paper declaring that gigantic job
had been discovered in the Southern war claims
bill, introduced by him. The article states that
Thomas of Wisconsin, Chairman of the Com
mittee on War Claims, had denounced the bill
as one OF tie most infamous jobs which had
ever been foisted upon Congress.
Thomas said that he had not censured any
member of the committee He had stated that
If the bill passed it would be infamous, because
he could prove that number of claims on the
bill were claims OF persons notably disoyal
Enloe said that the charge in the article that
he had brought the bill before the House in a
surreptitious manner was falsehood.
Thomas reiterated his statement that num-
Der OF claims in the bill were those of disloyal
persons, and that number of them had never
been examined by the committee
Butterworth moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole for consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill. Friends of
the private calendar mustered sufficient force to
defeat the motion-ayes 1l2 noes lie.
Lawler of Illinois presented a protest of the
Hardware Association of the United States
against the proposed duty on cutlery and guns
Referred.
Henderson of Illinois reported the river and
harbor appropriation bin. 1t was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the private calendar. The Court of
Claims bill was the first on the calendar and
Thomas resolution to report the bill back with
the recommendation that it be referred to the
Committee on Rules. for investigation of the
status of the measure in connection with the
rules of the House, was lost.
A point of order was raised by Kerr, that the
Committee on War Claims had no jurisdiction
over the rule. Thomas of Wiscc nsin then offered
a resolution that the bill be reported back to the
House with the recommendation that it be re-
committed. with instructions to the Committee
on War Claims to inquire into the loyalty of
each claimant. He said the bill contained 2S5
claims, based on the pretended findings of the
Court of Claims. OF this number there were
eight cases where no findings were transmitted
to Congress. In 176 cases the usual method of
ascertaining the loyalty of the parties had not
been followed. The Committee on War Claims
had punched these 2S5 claims without any ex-
animation or investigation The Secretary of
War had transmitted to the committee since
the report of the bill, statement showing that
in S4 cases the claimants had fled vouchers for
supplies furnished the Confederates, or done
some other thing indicating disloyaly.
Cannon said that if this was correct the House
dare not pass the bill until thoroughly investi-
gated.
Buchanan of New Jersey denounced the at
tempt 10 drag through corrupt with incorrupt
cases.
This preeipitated wordy war, in which
Buchanan, Honk, Kerr and others took part.
Stockdale of Mississippi argued that the fact
that man signed vouchers for furnishing sup
plies to the Confederate army was not proof OF
disloyalty. If he hadn't signed, his property
would have been taken. anyway.
Honk spoke for the loyal men of the South,
declaring that had it not been for them the
Confederacy would have succeeded.
After tilt between Honk and GIosvenor, q
resolution, by McComas, was agreed to recon-
nlitting the bill, with instructions to the COM
nittee 10 report it back within two weeks, and
that the bill be placed at the head of the calen-
dar. The resolution was reported to the House.
Grosyenor raised point of order, and the
Speaker ruled the resolution out of order. The
bill therefore went back on the calendar.
A recess was then taken.
The House, at the evening session, passed
fifty private pension bills.