Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-20
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Senate Passes the Sun
dry Civil Bill.
Some of Its Provisions Warmly
Discussed.
The Santa Monica Soldiers Home
Appropriation Increased.
In the House the "Original Package Bill
Holds the Boards-Bond Propo-
sails Invited.
Associated Press Dispatches |

UOudy EIyC, lIOul UllC oClCCO COlhiiliCuOO
on Pacific railroads, reported back the
senate bill authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to settle the indebtedness
to the government of the Sioux City and
Pacific railroad. The senate resumed
consideration on the sundry civil bill.
Among the amendments reported by
the committee on appropriations and
agreed to by the senate, was the follow
ing: Inserting an appropriation for the
construction of buildings and enlarge
ment of military posts, from $3.50, 900 to
$SOO,OOO.
In the amendment to add an appro-
priation of 100000 for artificial limbs,
or commutation therefor, the words
''and in cases of commutation the money
shall be paid directly to the soldier,
sailor or marine, and no fee or COM
pensation shall be allowed or paid to any
agent or attorney" was made the text
of statement by Cockrell, to the effect
that it had been the practice of the
various departments not to inform cred
itors of the fact that money is due to
them, and that the practice encouraged
the increase of claim agents. Cockrell
insisted that it is the duty of the gov
ernment whenever it's records show an
Indebtedness 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 the item of $4,000 for ord
nance and ordnance stores to be issued
to the state of Washington, in place of
ordnance borrowed from the territory of
Washington, by the state of Oregon.
Increasing the appropriation for the
maintenance of the soldiers home at
Santa Monica, California, from 100000
to $117, 900.
An amendment was adopted increas-
ing the amount of the summed-up total
of appropriations for all the national
soldiers homes, from $2,611 ZOO to $2,-
6S6,00O.
In the amendment to add to the para
graph as to the appointment of man
ayers of the national soldiers homes, the
word: "And William B. Franklin of
Connecticut, Thomas w. Hyde of
Maine, John G. Black of Illinois, and
George w. Steel of Indiana, for terms of
offices commencing April 81, 1890, to fill
vacancies occasioned by expirations of
terms Of Office and by increase provided
hereby" gave rise to long discussion.
Plumb said hereafter he should not
vote to continue any manager i'll the
board any longer than one term of six
years. He believed in the renovation of
the board. The management of the
national homes was not as wise, conser-
vative or economical as it should be.
Allison presented for Haley an amend
ment proposing the name of Lewis B.
Gunckel, of Ohio, in place of General
Harris, who recently died.
Sherman suggested the name of S. s..
appointed governor of Oklahoma.
After further discussion the amend
ment was agreed to, modified by the in
sertion of the names of Gunckel and
Yoder.
The paragraph now appoints as man
ayers of the national homes: Edmund
N. Morrill,, of Kansas, for the unexpired
term of John A. Martin, deceased; AL
fred l.. Pearson, OF Pennsylvania, for the
unexpired term of John F. Hartranft,
deceased; Lewis B. Gunckel, of Ohio,
for the uneXpired term of l.. n. Harris,
deceased; VIM. B. Franklin, of Con-
necticut, Thos. w. Hyde, OF Maine );
John G. Black, of Illinois, and Samuel
Yoder, of Ohio.
The amendment appropriating 1000
for aid to the Industrial Christian Home
Association in Utah (Which was estab-
lisned for the protection OF Mormon
women desiring to escape from polyg-
amy, provoked long discussion.
Cockrell said it never had had more
than twenty inmates.
Edmunds admitted that not many
Mormon women took advantage of the
home, but it was an open invitation to
them.
Vest said the government had appro-
priated $50, 900 for the home, and con-
gress was now asked to appropriate
$4,000 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 a noto-
rious fact, he said, that the women of
with polygamy than the men. This
arose not from sensuality 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 es-
cape 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
resented the drift of some remarks of
Edmunds as to his (Vest's) uniform op-
position to anti-Mormon legislation. He
said he was as much opposed to polyg-
amy as anyone, but he thought there
was line beyond which he would
not go.
Plumb expressed the opinion that the
home was an utter failure, and said he
had found that to be the general view in
Salt Lake.
Edmunds intimated that the senator
rom Kansas, like other righteous men
who had gone into strange places, had
fallen among persons who did not tell
all the truth. He knew there was oppo-
sition to the home in Salt Lake, because
the property was wanted for specula-
ton.
This led to warm personal colloquy
between Edmunds and Plumb, which
lasted some time.
The amendment was finally agreed to,
as was also one inserting an item for the
payment OF SO, 745 to the widow Of the
late Chief Justice Waite, the balance O1