Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-07
IT is BEGUN IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
Mr.. Mckinley Opens the General
Discussion, Which Will 0c-
oupy Twenty Hours.
BUSINESS SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Bill to Transfer the Revenue
Marine Service Taken Up.
SENATE.

1Ee reply Oh the secretary oil the treasury TO
Mr.. Mitchell's resolution to importation and
expectation of gold and silver and merchan-
disc for the calendar year 1889 was presented
and laid on the table. Also the reply of the
Secretary of War to Mr.. Paddock's resolution as
to rainfall and temperature in Nebraska.
Mr.. Gibson presented resolutions Of the Mis-
slsslppl river improvement convention lately
held in Vicksburg, and of the Southern Press
Association recently in session in Charleston.
So, In favor OF the levee system and of the
Eads system
BILLS REPoRTED.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate joint resolutions authorizing Com
mander Dennis W. Mullan OF the United States
navy to accept a medal presented to him by the
ChIlian government and Ensign Bernardou to
accept two vases from the government of
Japan. the House regular appropriation bills
Tor the army and for the military academy,
Senate bill to extend the time for filing claims
in the Court of Claims under the French spoil
alton act.
CoLoRADo's WAR FLAGS.
House bill to authorize the Secretary of War
to deliver to the state of Colorado the flags
carSied by Colorado regiments during the war
OF the rebellion was reported and passed (afte
an explanation that while the flags of stat
OF territorial regiments were kept IN Washing
tom.
House bill to amend the act to divide the
state of Missouri into two judicial districts was
reported and passed after an explanation that
1t was rendered necessary by two mistakes
made by the enrolling clerk of the House in
enrolling the act.
THE GRAND ARMY OF LABOR.
Mr.. Plumb introduced Cat the request of the
Wac NJ n ~ ~
two bills one for the organization of THE
Grand Army of Labor and one ''to establish
public farm in every county within the limits
OF the republic" Referred.
RAILROAD PASSES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
MIR. Call introduced JOINT resolution author
izing the interstate commerce commission to
investigate cases of interference by railroad
corporations Gn issuing free passes) with the
election of United States Senators and MEM
bers of Congress. Referred lafter the reading
OF a letter stating that free passes now be-
ing circulated in Florida with such an object.
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE REVENUE
MARINE SERVICE.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution (Which was
agreed to- calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for copies of correspondence and
other information on the subject of the pro-
posed transfer of the revenue marine service
to the Navy Department.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to extend for three years and to
amend IAN act to authorize the Ft Worth and
Denver City Railway Company to construct
and operate a railway through the Indian ter
ritory," was taken from the calendar and
passed
House bill for the issuance of ordnance stores
and supplies to the state Of Maine to replace
similar stores destroyed by fire on the 7th of
January last was reported and passed.
THE BILL TO TRANSFER THE REVENUE MARINE.
Mr.. Gray moved to proceed to the considera-
ton Of the bill to transfer the revenue marine
service to the Navy Department. Agreed to
ayes 80, nays "a.
Mr.. Cockrell opposed the bill on the
ground that no public interest required its
passage; that it was only for the interest Of the
officers of the revenue marine service, whose
| rank and salaries would be increased: and that
the bill was one of the fruitful devices of the
distinguished Senator from New Hampshire
| (Mr. Chandler), out of whose fruitful brain it
! sprang into existence when he was Secretary OF
| the Navy.
! 1t was purely, Mr. CockrelI said a personal
| bill for the benefit of officers of the revenue
marine service, who were willing to commit
| official suicide-to wipe out the revenue ma
tional rank and pay. AS matter
of course, the officers of the navy did not OBJ
| ject to it, because it increased the number OF
| offices to be filed
| THE SILVER BILL TAKEN UP.
| Mr.. Cockrell was still speaking when, at z
o'clock. the presiding officer announced that
under last Fridays agreement. the bill would
| be laid aside and the Senate would proceed to
| the consideration of the Senate bill authoriz-
| ing the issue o: Treasury notes on deposit of
silver bullion.
The bill having been read in extenso Mr..
| Stewart rose and said: 81 ask unanimous con-
sent that the bill just read shall be postponed
until Tuesday next and shall then be the 'un-
| finished business at O'clock"
| Mr.. Vest objected He did not know, he
said, what arrangement had been made out
! side of the chamber. nor did he care. His
| Judgment was that the silver bill was the nosi
important bill on the calendar; that it ought to
be disposed of and that 1. had been unreason-
ably delayed.
The bill was taken up.
| HOUSE.