The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
NOW FOR THE TARIFF.
The Senate Disposes of the Sum
dry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON ORDNANCE ITEM.
Death Of Democratic Representative
Wa ker, of Missouri.
ORDNANCE ITEM.
House Discusses Original Package Bill,
Which will Be Passed Monday-The
Deficiency Appropriation = Window
Makes Another Call for Bonds.

Pacific railroads, reported back the Senate
bill authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to settle the Indebtedness to the gov
ernment of the Sioux City & Pacific rail-
road; calendar.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill. Among the amendments
reported by the COMMITTEES on appropria-
tions and agreed to by the Senate was the
following: Inserting an appropriation for
the construction of buildings at and the en-
iargement of military posts from $3.50. coo
to SSo0000. An amendment to add to the
appropriation of s400, coo for artificial limbs
or communication therefor the words, land
in cases of communication the money shall
be paid directly to the soldier. sailor or ma
rine, and no fee or compensation shall be
allowed or paid to any agent or attorney" !"
was made the text of statement by Cock
rell to the effect that it has been the prac-
tice of various departments not to inform
creditors of the fact that there was money
due them, and the practice encouraged an
increase of claim agents. Cockrell insisted
that it is the duty OF the government, when
its records show Indebtedness to any per-
son. soldier or sailor, to hunt that person
up and pay him. The amendment was
finally agreed to.
The following amendments were agreed
to: Inserting an item of $ls9, 900 for ord
nance and ordinance stores to be issued
to the state of Washington in place of ord
nance borrowed from the territory of
Washington by the state of Oregon. An
amendment was adopted increasing
the amount summed up as the total of
appropriations for all the national soldiers
homes from s., Gil 100 I'd s., $50. 600.
The amendment to adj 10 the paragraph
as to the appointment bf managers of the
national soldiers homes the words land
William B. Franklin, of Connecticut;
Thomas w. Hyde, OF Maine: John C.
Black, of Illinois, and George w. Steele, of
Indiana, for the terms OF Office commencing
April 81, 1891, to fill the vacancies occas-
Toned by the expirations of terms of Office
and by the increase provided hereby, .
gave rise to a long discussion. Plumb said
that hereafter he should not vote to con-
tinue any manager on the board longer
than one term of six years. He believed
in a renovation of the board of managers.
The national home was not as wise, con-
servative or economical as it should be,
Allison presented for Hawley an amend
ment proposing the name of Lewis
Gunckle. of Ohio, in place OF General Har-
ris, who recently died. Sherman sug-
gested the name of s. S. Yoder in place of
Steele, who had been appointed governor of
Oklahoma. After further discussion the
amendment was agreed to, modified by the
insertion of tine names of Gunckle and
Yoder. The paragraph now appoints as
managers of the national home Edward N.
Morrill,, of Kansas, for the unexpired term
OF John Martin. deceased; Alfred Pearson,
of Pennsylvania, for the unexpired term of
John f. Hartranft, deceased; Lewis B
Gunckle. of Ohio, for the unexpired term
of l.. A. Harris, deceased; William B
Franklin, of Connecticut, Thomas w.
Hyde, of Maine, John c. Black, of Illinois.
and Samuel S. Yoder, of Ohio.
The amendment appropriating $1,000 for
the Industrial Christian Home Association
IN Utah, which was established for the pro-
lection of Mormon women desiring to es-
cape from poiygamy, provoked a long de-
bate. Cockrell said it had never had more
than twenty inmates.
Edmunds admitted that not many
women took advantage of the home, but it
was open to them.
Vest said the government had appro-
was now asked to appropriate $1,000 a year
for no other purpose than to pay salaries
to people who had managed to obtain ap-
pointment under pretense of philanthropy.
1t was notorious fact that the women of
Utah were more opposed to doing away
with polygamy than the men. This arose,
not from sensuality or from any degraded
feeling. but from the religious sense Sem
ator Palmer had an idea that suffrage
ought to be given the women of Utah, SO
that they could escape from polygamy
They got it, and every one of them voted
for the polygamy ticket.
Edmunds admitted that the women
voted that way. but it was on the principle
that colored men voted the Democratic
ticket-probably from religious enthusiasm.
In the course of the debate Vest resented
the drift of some remarks of Edmunds as
to his (Vests's) uniform opposition to anti
Mormon legislation. He said he was as
much opposed to polygamy as any one,
but there was q line beyond which he
would not go.
Plumb expressed the opini on that the
home was an utter failure, and said he had
found that to be the view in Salt Lake
City.
Elmunds intimated that the senator
from Kansas, like other righteous men
who had gone into strange places, had fall
len among persons who did not tell the
truth. He knew there was opposition to
the home because the property was wanted
for speculative purposes. This led to
warm coloquy between Edmunds and
Plumb, which lasted some time.
The amendment was finally agreed to, as
was also the item granting to the widow of
the late Chief Justice Waite the balance OF
his years salary.
The amendment as to the proposed Latin
American memorial library. amended as
proposed by Hawley. by striking ont the
provision for building to cost $500. 900 and
by substituting one for section of the Ii
brary of congress, appropriating
$4,000 for its outfit, was adopted.
After the adoption of some fur
ther amendments, the bill was reported to
the Senate. and all the amendments agreed
TO in committee of the whole agreed TO in
bulk. except as to the irrigation survey.
Discussion of the irrigation question occu-
pied an hours time, and then the amend
ments were agreed to and the bill passed.
The tariff bill was taken up as unfinished
business, and Aldrich gave notice that he
would move to take it up at O'Clock or
Monday. The Senate then, at s:45, ad.
journed.
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