Evening journal., 1891-02-27
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Relief for John Roach's Assignees-Th
shipping Bin Debated.

Relief for John Roach's Assignees-The
shipping Bin Debated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2r-Under the resolu.
tion adopted heretofore the house met al
10 o'clock, but the attendance at the open.
ing was very small, not more than twenty.
five members being present A number OF
bills were passed, including senate bill foI
the relief of the assignees of the late John
Roach Debate on the shipping bill in the
committee OF the whole was then proceeded
with, and without disposing OF the bin the
committee rose and the house adjourned
until p m.
Mr.. Cummings On. W addressed the
committee in advocacy of the bill as tend
ing to build up the American merchant
marine and TO extend the American com.
merce.
Mr. O'Neil (Mass.) entered his protest
against the passage of bill which pro
posed to settle upon the taxpayers OF the
country an additional expense without d
nroporsionate recompense. II had been
said that Barnum had discovered that the
people liked TO be humbugged. This bill
was the greatest hunibug ever attempted.
Mr.. Fitch N Y)opposed the bill, denying
that it would prove OF any benefit to the
laboring man.
tthe evening session the house in com
mittee Of the whole considered the general
deficiency appropriation bill. Mr.. Sayers
TEX. moved to strike out the paragraph
appropriating the necessary amount foI
the payment of the Pacific railroads foI
services performed for the government.
MIR Grain tTex) opposed the amendment
and declaring that the action of the gov
ernment in refusing to pay the debts
nh 41t1 gsaI ~
nothing short Of liquidation.
Mr. Dalzell pa supported the PROPOSE.
tion to strike out addressing his remarks
especially against the Central Pacific com.
| pany, and asserting that that company was
not only insolvent but fraudulently in.
/ solvent After a considerable debate an
alteration took place between Mr. Cannon
| and Mr.. Flthan, in the course of which
| Mr.. Fithian said that he would not have
| his face published in the papers as the gen
tleman's had been, TO which Mr.. Cannon
| retorted that he had sufficient character e
| defend him against such assaults There
| was much confusion in the house, but
| ultimately the motion TO strike out wa.
| agreed to--i4T TO e. The committee thel
rose and the deficiency bill was passed
In the senate the house amendment Il
the direct tax bill was laid on the table fol
the present. The sundry civil bin wa,
taken up and a number of amendments
adopted The bill was then passed ant
the legislative bill proceeded with Tn,
bill was read rapidly. Every time al
1 amendment was reached the presiding OH
Ger announced in a perfunctory manne
that, there heing no objection, it wa
agreed to, and in this way the 40 pages o
the bill were rushed through in yer,
short space of time.
Mr.. Sawyer offered an amendment Great
ing the otlice Of fourth assistant post
master general Mr.. Plumb took ad
vantage OF the amendment to make al
attack upon the management of the posi-
Office department, declaring that he ha
never visited that department lately bu
that he had seen the heads Of the depar
ments reading the newspapers and othe
wise leisnreIy disporting themselves II
believed the department under its preser
management was extravagant and cha
acterized by lack Of attention to publ
expenditures Mr. Sawyer defended th
department, but afterward withdrew hi
amendment
On motion of Mr. Cameron, senate bi
appropriating S2,0Oo,0O0 for a new min
building at Philadelphia was passed