Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-24
AT THE CAPITAL.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Representative Tarsney Reviews His War
Record.-A Passage at Arms Between
Mason and Conger.-The Senate Pays
Tribute to the Memory of Beck.

WASHINGTON, August 23.-In the house
today, O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of the senate resolution for the removal
of the remains of General Grant to Ar
lington. Quinn, of New York, objected.
Mckinley, from the committee on
rules reported, and the house adopted
resolution, setting apart Thursday and
Saturday of next week for the considera-
ton of bills constituting eight hours as
days work, and relative to alien con-
tract labor.
Veteran Soldier S1andered.
Tarsney, of Missouri rising to ques-
ton OF privilege, sent to the clerks
desk and had read letter in the
National, DENYING that he had been
wounded at Gettysburg or ever been in
Andersonville. He also had read a
series of resolutions adopted at meet
ing OF ex-prisoners of war asso-
citation at Cleveland, Ohio, de-
nouncing him as a villifier, and
reiterating that he was never shot
at Gettysburg. He said he wished to
deny the statements in the letter
and resolutions. He had been stricken
at Gettysburg and taken prisoner the
End of July, 1868. He remained a
prisoner until the 2lst of November,
1864. He produced copies of official re-
cords of the war department in support
of his statements.
The house then resumed consideration
of the lard bill.
Mason Goes for Conger.
After considerable discussion, Mason,
of Illinois, took the floor to close the
debate in opposition to the bill. The
gentleman from Iowa (Conger) he said,
had praised an agricultural paper edited
by Wedderburn. He could understand
why the gentleman was so inter-
ested. Here exhibiting copy
OF the paper) was the gen.
tleman's picture; nine-tenths of that
paper was devoted to that picture and
to arguments in favor of the bill. He
made no charge against Wedderburn.
He simply wanted the evidence called
for by his resolution offered yesterday.
He would at the proper time offer
resolution asking for an investigation as
to what influence controlled the post
master-general in Withholding the evil
dence. The gentleman from Iowa and
his friends had stopped the information
from coming to the house. In the
course of a conversation, the gentleman
had so admitted.
Conger Denies the Allegations.
Conger Indignantly denied the correct.
ness of this statement, and Mason as
warmly reiterated. For few moments
the gentlemen contradicted each other
with greater bluntness than politeness,
much to the amusement of the house.
On motion of Mason an amendment
was adopted striking from the bill the
clause preventing the use of casks the
second time; also the amendment allow
ing the use of the brands Lard Com
pound" or compound Lard"
Hayes, of Iowa, moved to amend by
striking out all after the first section
defining lard, and inserting the provision
of the Paddock bill.
Brosius raised a point OF order against
the amendment on the ground that it
was not german. The speaker sustained
thepoint of order
Mason appealed from the decision. The
decision of the chair was sustained by
the house. The question then recurred
on ordering the bill engrossed and read
the third time. 1t was agreed to. The
vote stood Ill to As, no quorum. The
house then adjourned.
The bill will come up again Monday
or Tuesday.
The Senate Eulogizes Beck.
In the senate today Blackburn offered
resolutions, which were agreed to, ex-
pressing the sorrow of the senate at the
death of Senator Beck. Blackburn
addressed the senate at length on the
character and public services of Beck.
After speeches had been made by
ingalls,, Allison, Plumb,
Carlisle and others, the senate as an
additional mark of respect, adjourned.
Death of a Nevada Politician.
VIRGINIA, New, August 23.-Daniel |