The record-union., 1891-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
Eulogies on the Lives and Characters
of General sherman and Adj
miraI Porter.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-In the Senate
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was reported with amendments
and placed on the calendar
Jones reported the resolution authoriz-
ing the Select Committee on Relations
with Canada to continue it's investiga-
tions during the recess.
The resolution was objected to and
placed on the calendar.
Chandler offered resolutions, which
were agreed to, that the Senate realized in
the death of Admiral Porter loss to the
country of an officer of the highest rank
and distinction, whose achievements
through service of sixty-two years had
fully illustrated the courage and patriot
ism OF the American navy, and that the
tenderest sympathies of the nation were
present with his family in the time of
grief.
\ committee of five was appointed to
attend the fun II.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton OF the copyright bill, the pending
question being on Shernan'S amend
ment to strike out the word ''prohibited''
and insert the words ''subject to duties
provided by law so that foreign edi-
tIons of books, etc., which are copy
righted in the United States may be ad-
mitted into this country on payment of
the regular tariff duties.
Daniel moved to amend the proviso re-
quiring copyrighted books to be printed
from type set within the United States, or
plates therefrom, by adding ''or shall be
otherwise produced in the United States
from process executed in the United
States"
Discussion on the amendment was in
terrupted at half past three, when mes
coz Crn nf hn prnS lnTnF tl,,,
death of General Sherman was laid before
the Senate.
Hawley rose and offered the following
resolutions:
ResotUed That the Senate receive with
profound sorrow the announcement of
the death of William Tecumseh Sherman,
late General of the Armies of the United
States.
Resolued, That the Senate renews its
acknowledgment of the inestimable Serv-
ice which he rendered his country in the
day OF its extreme peril; laments the
great loss the country has sustained, and
deeply sympathizes with the family in
their bereavement.
Senator Hawley spoke in eulogy of the
career of the dead General, as did also
Senators Henderson, Pierce, Davis,
Evarts and Morgan. The latter said, in
part: ''The fidelity of the great General
who has departed was the true and simple
duty. We differed with him, and con-
tested campaigns and battle-fields with
him; but we welcome the history OF the
great soldier as proud Inheritance of
our country. The great military leaders
on both sides OF our civil war are rapidly
marching across the border to a land
where history and truth and justice must
decide upon every mans career. When
line SO narrow divides us from those
high ports in which our actions are to be
judged by their motives. and
when so many millions now liv-
ing and the increasing millions
to follow are to be affected by the
wisdom of our enactments. we viii do
we'll to give up this day to reflection upon
our duties, and in sympathy with this
great country to dedicate the day to his
memory in such respect as we shall find
admonition, that an American Senate
shall meet on this side of the fatal line of
death as the American Generals meet on
the other side; to render justice to each
other, and to make our beloved country
as happy, comparatively, as we could wish
the great beyond to be to those great
spirits"
The resolutions were then adopted
unanimously.
The presiding officer was requested to
appoint committee of five to attend the
funeral, and the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
this morning went into Committee of the
Whole on the legislative appropriation
bill
Smith of Arizona said the Indian
question should be settled by the pIow-
share and not by the spelling book He
lSmith) had gone West believing in
Cooper's conception of the Indian. He
had found the Indian nasty, dirty, lousy,
yagabond who would not work. The
Indian must be civilized by making him
work. Without disposing of the bill the
committee rose.
The naval appropriation bill was sent
to the conference.
The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President regarding
the death of General sherman, and il was
referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Resolutions eulogistic of Admiral
Porter, and directing the Speaker to APP
point committee to attend the funeral,
were unanimously adopted, and the
House, as an additional mark of respect,
adjourned