Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-27
The Appropriation Bitterly Fought
in the House.
But ITS FRIENDS RALLIED
And the Senate Amendment is Con-
cured In.
A NEW YORK Bird E
Causes Some Debate in the SEN
ate Today.
THE SENATE.

| ioi ooAo "SSAS poce huhoious PSuhphs
hive been presented in the Senate and referred
to the committee on foreign relations in refer
ence to the Imprisonment in England of Dr.
Thomas Gallagher. Today Mr.. Sherman. chair
man Of the committee, remarked that the COM
mittee did not know what the legislative de-
partment of the government had to do with
| the question.
| THE PROPOSED NAVAL REVIEW.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the committee on
naval affairs. introduced Joint resolution to
amend the act in relation to the proposed inter-
national naval review at Hampton Roads and
New York. The amendment empowers and
directs the Secretary Of the Navy to send United
| States ships of war TO rendezvous in Hampton
Rouds in April, 1893, and to proceed thence at
| some time during the month of May or June TO
| New York harbor to hold a review
| DISTRICT CORPORATIONS.
! Mr.. German offered resolution (Which was
referred to the committee on contingent ex-
penses) for the appointment Of select commit
| tee of five to ascertain and report the amount
Of the capital stock, bonds and other evidences
| Of debt issued by each and every incorporated
| company in the District of Columbia, the
amount paid for such stock and bonds, the
amount and value of the property acquired by
the company, the gross annual receipts and ex-
penditures for the last ten years, the dividends,
taxes, surplus. and whether any additional tax
should be levied on those corporations.
TO VISIT THE TERRITORIES.
A resolution authorizing the committee on
territories to visit New Mexico, Arizona. Utah
and Oklahoma during the recess to make investi-
cations and one for a select committee to in
vestigate the operations of the geological survey
were reported from the committee on coniin-
gent expenses and went without
action. resolution was also offered and
went over till tomorrow calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for statement to the
operations of that department at Ellis Island
In New York harbor.
FOREIGN LABoRERs WITH EXHIBITS.
The Senate joint resolution authorizing for
eign exhibitors at the worlds Columbian expo
sition to bring into the United States foreign
laborers (of their respective countries) for the
purpose of preparing for and making their ex-
hibits was taken from the calendar and passed.
1t contains a proviso that no alien shall enter
the United States under contract to perform
labor except by express permission manning
such alien) of the Secretary of the Treasury
And any such alien who may remain in the
United States for more than one year after the
close OF the exposition shall thereafter he SUBJ
ject to all the processes and penalties applica-
be to aliens coming in violation OF the alien
contract labor law.
In reference to this proviso Mr.. Hawley re-
marked THAT posterity would not look with pride
on an enactment which let in foreign laborers.
but told them that soon as the exposition
was over they must get out.
Mr.. Pugh was appointed member of the
committee on mines and mining in place of
Mr.. Bate. excused at his own request.
Mr.. Vance was authorized to continue during
the recess the use of clerk to be paid out Of
the contingent fund.
A bill providing for the erection of q bridge
over the Hudson taken up on motion of
Mr. Blackburn against the protest of Senator
Hiscock.
After the reading was finished Mr. Cullom.
member of the committee on commerce. ex-
pressed his surprise at the bill being now taken
up, as he had been informed by the chairman.
Mr.. Frye, that he had no expectation that it
would come up at the present session.
HISTORY OF THE CONTROVERSY.
Mr.. Cullom gave a short history of the con-
troversy. He said that about two years ago
Congress passed bill chartering company to
construct q bridge over the Hudson at two
or three miles distance. from the
pending bill was to be built. The parties in
terested in that charter had been at work very
earnestly in procuring plans and specifications.
The pending bill had been introduced early In
the present session and had been re-
ferred to the committee on commerce, and
that committee had had hearing on the sub
ject, and had decided almost unanimously that
the proposed charter ought not to be granted.
subsequently another hearing had been asked
for and given. and the committee had again de-
cided adversely to the bill.
The adverse report had been placed on the
calendar. and here it was found today
He believed that it would be impracti-
cable to have two such bridges at
this time. Each of them would cost
an enormous sum-anywhere fy ON $50 600, 900
to $50. 0O0. 0c0-and the testimony showed that
fhoro h<
two such costly bridges.
Mr.. German read a memorandum which Mr..
Frye before leaving the city, had left for him.
1t expressed the hope that Mr.. German would
not allow the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill to come up in his absence.
Mr.. Cullom added that on account of the ex-
IRENE heat Mrs. Frye had been taken ill two
days since and that Mr.. Frye had to leave the
city with her.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Kenna was
sent to the clerks desk by Mr.. Vest and was
read
Mr.. Hiscock made an argument against the
bill. He had hoped that it would not be passed
at this session.
Mr.. Hiscock was arguing against the bill
when the morning hour expired and the bill
went over without action and the anti-option
bill was laid before the Senate as the unfinished
business, Mr.. Coke (Tex.) addressing himself
to the subject.
Mr.. Watson (Ga.), rising to a question Of
personal privilege, said that in his speech yes
terday the gentleman from Alabama (Mr
Wheeler) had made some allusion to himself
He had asked the gentleman to yield, but he
had declined to do 80. The allusion was an
unimportant one and he had not taken the
time to reply. But he (Mr. Watson) found by
reference to the Record that the gentleman
had made an attack upon him which he had not
made on the floor when they were face to face.
AN ATTACK IN THE RECORD.
The gentleman had prepared over night an
attack which, il made on the floor, would have
been answered, answered promptly and
answered fully. The gentleman, he had no
doubt, was a man Of honor and truth. but he
submitted to the gentleman and to the House
that those portions Of the remarks which were
printed but not delivered were not fair The
gentleman from Alabama had said some time
ago that there wore three things taught at West
Point: Chou shalt not lie; thou shalt
not steal; thou shalt not be afraid" He would
not charge the gentleman with doing any of
these three things. Yet he submitted that in
advertently. perhaps, the gentleman had been
guilty Of telling but one-haf of the truth,
thus violating the first Of these precepts. He
had made an attack upon the good name Of the
third party and had thereby violated the second.