Evening journal., 1890-08-09
THE WORK OF CONGRESS-
Gen. Grants Remains Mar
Leave Riverside Park,
AND LIE AnLINar0N cEMErENf

AND LIE IN ARLINGTON CEMETERG
Congress Desires t. Have the Famous
Generals Body Removed from new
York to washington--An Appeal from
the Speakers Decision in zee House.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. o.-Tse asuate adopt-
Cd the conference report on the fortifca-
ton bill and then discussed for long
while the disagreeinx confarsase report On
the sundry civil BILL finally asreeing to it.
and ordering further conference on tho
| irrigation Items. Late in the afternoon
the tariff bill was taken up, but no pro-
| gress was made with the bill Ia the morn
ing the resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb a
few days ago, expressing the desire Of con
gress for the removal Of tha remains Of
the illustrious soldier and statesman.
/ Ulysses 5. Grant, to and the interment IN
| the Arlington National cemstery, and re-
/ questing the president to convey TO the
widow OF that eminent mas such desire,
| rendering to her In behalf Of the nation
all necessary facilities for such removal
and interment, WAS taken up and agreed to.
Arrears Of Pay for Volunteers.
When tho conference report ON the sum
| dry civil appropriation bill was taken IL.
| Mr.. German, one Of the eonferees said tha8
there was a number OF items ia the repoT
which did not meet with his approval. b,lf
that there was no way by which conclirf
sion could be reached except by each housH
snrrendering something He thought tbs
senate ought not to agree to the three or
four items for payment OF arrears Of pay
A aud r.ss 80.
| The bill, as it came from the house, had
left the appropriations indefinite, using
the words 'as much as may be necessary. "
The senate had inserted indeGuate amounts,
$4,000 for the first item and for all the
items S5s5,000. The conference committee
had struck out tho definite appropriations
| leaving tho amount entirely indefinite,
and he gave il as his opinion that the az
| gregate expenditure would be not SIPS 900
but perhaps s., 900 GEO The making Of in
definite appropriations was opening the
door too wide.
Tho waite Item Discussed.
Mr.. Sherman regretted the striking out
| of items for the families of deceased mem
bers and Of the late Chief Justice Waite.
lie favored a law, general in its character,
| giving to the family Of every officer Of the
government who died in harness the ball
anoe Of his pay during the calendar year.
| Mr. Plumb thought tho item for the bene-
ft OF Mrs. Waite ought never TO have been
in the bill He hoped the action Of the
committee on conference would be regarded
as settling the whole matter until some
general law were passed on the subject,
and about that there would be great diff
Guilty and embarrassment.
The House Scored by a Senator.
Mr.. CocSreli criticised the making OF in
definite appropriations and the cutting
down Of appropriations for the expenses OF
United States courts, thus leaving the
necessary outlay to be provided for ia
deficiency bin next season.
In November members OF the house
would exclaim. Look at the extravaganza
senate: the American house of lords, the
millionaire ciub-a body that has no SYM
pathy with the down trodden taxpayers
This was the way the business branch Of
congress did its business. Finally the con-
ference report came to a vote and was
agreed to-yeas, -; nays, IL.
Work ON the Tariff Bill.
The tariff bill was then taken up the
pending paragraph being No. 1874. relating
70 band scrool iron, to which Mr. Butler
had offered an amendment reducing the
finance committee rate TO 35 per cent ad
| NAAHAAhaf th1 FAArAAAR Adtc. MI. lHCATutl~
son discussed the question OF the labor cost
ia a ton of steel rails in the United States
and Europe, and undertook to prove that
the cost In the United States was only
twenty-seven cents per ton in excess Of the
cost on the continent aud in Great Britain.
Mr.. Edmuuds asserted that the ditferenqk
in labor cost was between s. aud 60 a ton.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9--The house flag
ished consideration OF the general DEC
ilciency bill and passed il. Mr. CannonA
from the committee on rules. reported d
resolution providing that after the passage
OF this resolution II shall be in order.
after two hours debate, to move that the
house non-concur in all the senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill
and to ask a committee Of conference.
The house decided-yeas, 10, nays, 3d.
to consider the report Of the committee on
rules. Mr.. Rogers (Ark.), having voted
in the affirmative for that purpose, moved
a reconsideration. Mr.. Cannon raised the
point that this was a dilatory motion The
speaker sustained the point
An Appeal from the Chairs Declsion.
Mr.. Rogers at once appealed from the de-
cision Of the chair and Speaker Reed
promptly declined to entertain the appeal.
After defeating motion TO table the reso-
luton the previous question was ordered
yeas, Ill, nays, 80. Mr. Mcmillan (Tenn.}
protested against the proposition to COM
pell the house TO vote upon senate amend
ments to the bill involving 81. 900. 900. with
ont proper consideration. Mr., McAdoo
On. ID took the same view Of the situation
and Mr.. Springer (Ells.l protested against
rushing bills through under the whip Of
the committee on rules. The question then
required on the adoption OF the resolution.
but no quorum voted and the house adj
journed.
A Statue Of Gen. Grant for Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-1he committees
on the library Of both senate and hou@
reported with favorable recommendation
resolution TO accept a statue Of Gem
Grant and les pedestal from the national
encampment OF the Grand Army Of tn
Republic, to be erected in statuary hall ID
the Capitol, provided that the design a l
the statue and pedestal shall receive the
! approval Of the joint committee on the
| library, and 1t was passed
4
Did What Wa Never Doas Before.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug s-Advices to the
| Dominion government state that two Swiss
| gentlemen, Messrs. Buber and Sulzes. Of
| the Alpine club Of that country, have re-
Gently made an ascent of Mount Sir DON
aid, the highest peak in the Canadian
| Rockies. This great feat was never per-
4 formal hafara Vbaaa frapffar,.or ,.rfIl