The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-12

ment that no person who has held the Office
of President of the United States for q term
OF four years or any part thereoi snail be
eligible 10 that Office within iOur years alter
the expiration of that time TINS amend
ment To take effect after the Attn Of March.
1897. Fe suggested that the resolution be re-
ferred To the Committee on Civil Service Re
from and Retrenchment II was so ordered.
Mr.. Daniel offered Joint resolution con-
frming on the part of the United States the
rights granted by the States of South Caro-
lima and Virginia to the French Telegraph
Company. Referred
Mr. Doph, calling up as a reason for ad-
dressing the Senate one of Mr.. StAniori's
financial bills spoke at considerable length
on the Mckinley tarill and the benefits it had
conferred on the manufacturing interests. his
remarks being chiefly directed TO answering
the recent speech of Mr. PETER. Mir. Dolph
occupied the floor until after o'clock, when
the unfinished business (Mr. Vests bill 10
construct postofice building in every town
where the postal receipts ranged from S3. 900
TO $40 00l year was taken up and further
discussed.
Mr.. Vest said of the one hundred and fifty
millions expended for public buildings since
the foundation OF the Government, over forty
millions had been expended IN ten large cities,
as follows: Baltimore. 81 100000: Boston. 50
600OOj Charleston. g. coo, 900 Chicago. Si,-
500 600. Cincinnati, $4,000 900. New Orleans.
S4ZOJOOO. New York. $500 600; Philadel-
phia, a 1900 00O St. Louis. -, coo; San
Francisco. 81. 000 Besides this. there
we're one hundred and three cities outside OF
Washington where the Government buildings
had cost from $1,000 10 SC00.OOO. and forty
or fifty moro cities where the buildings cost
from $4,000 to 800, 900. II WIS TO remedy
tins discrimination in favor OF large cities
that hls bill was framed.
Mr.. Berry. Of Arkansas, opposed tine olll
Dopaflso IL uroull 6iaoriruinafp opQinSt aurlCul-
tural states and gave other portions oil the
United States undue advantage.
sfB. GEORGES SUGGESTION.
Mr.. George. Of Mississippi. Endorsing this
view. added another suggestion. which was
that the Sl40 600 OJO por annum now drawn
from the genral taxation and paid out IN pen
sions WAS also disbursed in one section of the
country lie was not crltlcising the pension
system. but he thought Congress ought not
TO embark IN a new scheme which would
practically extend tins discrimination IN favor
OF one section against another.
Mr. Villas. of Wisconsin. who when Post
master-G General originated the idea upon
when the bill was based. argued III Its sup
port He desired TO amend the bill by striking
out the top limitation SO that II should apply
TO second class Offices as well as third-clas'
Offices. and so that il should be IN the power
of Congress or one OF the board of cOnstruc-
ton o. select as among the earliest buildings
to he constructed those where tne ueIlahu7
for a public building were the most pressing.
lie also desired TO amend the bill by entrust-
inc the discretionary power of selecting the
l places where uOstofices should be built 10 the
/ Posimaster-G General, the Secretary of the
/ Treasury and the Secretary OF the Interior
with the approval of the President. Both
amendments were adopted. The bill was TEN
porariiy laid aside to enable the Senate tc
/ take up the rGent Deficiency bill
Mr. Blackburn of Kentucky. made vigOr-
! on, attack on the civilian commissioners o
tho District Government and the health Officer
ol Washington city in connection with the
removal of garbage as having been inefficient
They had suent the whole year approprla
tion in five months. and now asked for dc
tciency Appropriation of larger amopn
than the original appropriation lhe De
fciencv bin was adopted with Senate amend
ments increasing the total about e65,00O. an;
/ the consideration OF the lOstOnce Buldln!
/ bill was resumed and continued until al
iournment The Senate adjourned III
Monday.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
The House Committee on Territories tO-da,
| c0npieted consideration Of the New MeXc