Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-16
Not Much Business Transacted in
Either House.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr.. Taylor Of Ohio Apologies
for Words Used Saturday.
ARMY CONFERENCE REPORT.
SENATE.


Mr.. Sherman was in his seat shortly after the
Senate met and received assurances of condo
lence from many Of his colleagues.
The credentials of Senators Jones Of Nevada
and Mitchell Of Oregon for their new senatorial
terms, beginning March next were presented
and placed on file.
PETITIONS, ETC, PRESENTED.
Among the papers presented and referred
was petition signed by 430 business men and
firms of Massachusetts urging the adoption Of
resolution providing for the appointment Of
tnree commissioners TO consider the best method
OF extending trade relations with Canada.
Also, resolutions Of the Farmers and Labor
ers Union Of the first congressional district of
missouri favoring the purchase or establish
ment py the government of six trans-conti-
mental lines OF railroad, to be paid for by a new
issue Of legal tender notes and to be operated
by the government; also, for the issue of fifteen
millions Of dollars in legal tender notes and
for the loan Of money by the government at
Two per cent per annum on real estate security,
not to exceed q, 500 to any one person; and
declaring that the union would not support anv
man for Legislative Office ''who does not stand
On the Ocala demands from bottom to top"
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
Senate bill granting to the state Of North
Dakota certain lands (heretofore set apart as a
wood reservation for Fort Totten military res
ervation) for the use of the militia of North
Dakota was reported and passed.
Mr.. Plumb offered a resolution (Which was
agreed to) calling on the Secretary of War for
information as to the need of greater accommo-
dations for ex-soldiers at the National Soldiers
Home OF Hampton, Va; whether men have
been during the winter sheltered in tents and
whether part of the buildings that could have
been used for their accommodation was used
| for other than absolutely necessary purposes.
Mr.. Plumb also offered a resolution (Which
was agreed to) calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for information as to allotment of
lands to Indians on the Pottawatomie reserya-
ton in the Indian territory.
IN REGARD TO A PERMANENT CENSUS.
Mr.. Hale offered q resolution (Which was
agreed toy directing the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior to consider the expediency of the estab-
lishment Of permanent census bureau and to
report to the Senate next Congress.
The conference report OH the fertilization
bill was presented and agreed to.
Mr.. Mcdonnell, in pursuance Of previous
notice, addressed the Senate in advocacy of a
bill introduced by him on January Is direct
ing proceedings OF condemnation to be COM
menced (within sixty days. against the Union
and Central Pacific railroads, providing for the
issue OF treasury notes to the amount of $780,
GOO; that money to be used in order to nav
on the s66, ,62S 600 subsidy bonds, the S65. .3S6-
600 fret mortgage bonds and the Sl6 l25 Ot51
the assessed value Of their stations and termi-
nals their floating Indebtedness and the sccru-
ing claims against them, but not to paw anv of
their capital stock: and providing that when
these payments are made the roads and all
their real and personal property Except the
grants Of land) shall be vested in the United
States, the railways to be leased for q term of
nifty years. The bill was at the close of his re-
marks, referred to the committee on railroads
Striking ont the item Of O,OOO for minis
farf tn fla fra1
ing two items of $40, 900 each for a minister to
Guatemala and Honduras and for minister to
| Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador.
CORRECTING THE TARIFF LAW.
On motion of Mr.. Hiscock the House Joint
resolution to correct an error Of punctuation in
the tariff act of 1890 (relating to twine) was
taken from the calendar and passed
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill.
The following amendments, reported from
the committee on appropriations were agreed
to:
Making the mission to Mexico first-class
mission, ranking with France, GERMANY, Great
Britain and Russia, with a salary of 81, 500.
The Senate then went into executive session
HOUSE.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor (Ohio), rising to a personal
explanation, said that Saturday, in the heat Of
debate, he had used language toward the gen.
tleman from Illinois (Mr. Fithian) which he
was Immediately sorry for. He had said that
the gentleman from Illinois had right to
make fool of himself, but not with his CIr.
Taylors) consent. The words were unreason-
able, unparliamentary and unjust, and he
apologized to the House and to the gentleman
and regretted exceedingly that he was, under
the excitement of the moment, induced to make
use Of them. (Applause.l
Mr.. Fithian said that after hearing the manly
statement Of the gentleman from Ohio he ac-
cepted the apology in the same spirit in which
it had been made.
THE ARMY BILL CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED
Mr.. Cutcheon (Mich.) presented, and the
House adopted, the conference report on the
army appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Wheeler Giich.) Senate
bill was passed providing American reeisfers