The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-19
In the House.

WASHINGTON, April 18.-In the House
this morning Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio
moved to go into committee of the whole
for the consideration of the legislative ap-
preparations bill, but friends of the private
calendar mustered sufficient force to defeat
the motion-yeas 112, nays 116.
MIR. Cannon of Illinois submitted dis
agreement conference report upon the
national ZOO bill. The reports having been
agreed to. Mr. Cannon moved that the
House insist upon IT'S amendment, which re-
Quires the District of Columbia to bear half
the expense of the maintenance of the park.
The motion to insist was agreed to, 11S to
27. No further conference was asked for.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois reported the
river and harbor bill and it was referred to
the committee of the whole. The House
private calendar.
DISCUSSING WAR CLAIMS.
The first bill on the calendar was the bill
making the appropriation for awards of
the court of claims to war claimants
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois offered a resolution
that the bill be reported back to
the House with recommendation that it be
recommitted with instructions to the COM
mittee on war claims to investigate the
loyalty of each claimant. Mr. Thomas
stated that the bill contained 2S5 claims
based on pretended findings of the court Of
claims. OF this number there were eight
cases where there had been no findings
transmitted to congress. In l, ,876 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 together 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 eighty-four cases the
claimant had filed vouchers for supplies fur
nished to the confederate army, or sub
scribed to confederate loans, or done some
other thing indicating disloyalty.
MIR. McComas proposed the postponement
OF the bill for two weeks, in order to give
an opportunity for private investigation,
tne bill to be then called up for final action
Mr.. Stockdale of Mississippi argued that
Ihe fact that a man had signed a
voucher for furnishing supplies to the con-
t9uerate army was no proof of his dlsloy-
any. II he had not signed the voucher his
properly would have been taken from him
for it.
HoUK MAKES A POINT.
Mr Houk spoke for the loyal men Of the
suuon, declaring that had iU not been for
sne union men Of that section the confed-
eSy would have succeeded.
~: McComas then made proposition
.; .ua. me bill be recommitted for investga-
@ slon WIN Instructions to the COMMITTEES on
war claims to report it back within rwo
WEEKS, meeks, the bill to retain its place on the
Saienuer. Later on Mr.. McComas put his
propositlon to recomniit the bill, with in
a s.iauc:.ions, into the form of resolution,
anu 10 was agreed to. The resolution was
reported to the House.
nI. urosvenor raised a point of order
asallsS the resolution, and the speaker
ruleu tne resolution out of order. The bill
'iSaeIore sS went back on the calendar
al, ! ne house, at o'clock. took recess un.
"a ~ 2, .ne evening session to be for the con
''rTl T..e N',gn Iy OF private pension bills