New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-09
m ENTERTAIN THE Ct. A. r.
ruE SENATE VOTES 100000 FOR THE COM
ING ENCAMPMENT.
Az AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT APPRoPRIA'
IION BILL PASSED.
1Rr TELkGnApn TO TME TRIBUNE.l

Washington April s.-The senate responded gen
erousy to-day to the appeal OF the Ciuzehs commune
If the District for aid in meeting the cost ol GU
,r,olnnp the Grand Army of the Republic. which Is
10 hold It's annual encampment here next september
rntil Yesterday it looked if Congress would 90
little or nothing in the Way of contributing to the COM
Tort of the veterans who to assemble here, or to Tn
general success Of the encampment The senate Com
mitee on the District Columbia proposed at hrst 10
osk for an appropriaton Of only $4,000. half 10 DC
maid bv the taxpayer, of TIE District and c0upied 'h's
grant with the burensoD'e provso that no part vi o
sum should be available until 100000 had been ruse"
and expended by the Citizens Committee. MI nv
MILAN the chairman of the committee. yesterday got
most of the members agree upon an increase OF ''e
appropriaton to 100000 and an abapdohmeht Oh INC
additional guarantee.
such paragraph accordingly, was Onereu ye''o'
day afternoon amendment 10 tIie Dis'i"' opp
priation bill but II met at once Win acU'e oppoS
,,on from many Democrats, Messrs. Harris, vest
Coclren and PETER all making speeches crocising
any grant at all in aid of the encampment rom ue
public Treasury. Mr.. Cockrell proposed, at ue Out
st 10 saddle the whole amount asked for on the DIS
trict taxpayers hoping In that way to create division
ong those who favored liberal action on the part OF
tho General Government toward the veterans who
ava IN meet here next fall long debate, runn'hs
a,a In today's session. brought all the Northern and
western senators pretty sodly 10 the support OF 'e
anpropration and at the end only ten of the more
onno,tion to it, Mr.. Cockrells proposition To tahe
tbe whole 100000 out OF the District revenues was
defeated by 81 votes to II. and the amendment was
finally adopted by IL votes TO 10
The Uouse made no provision for Government al"
tor the encampment and the matter will now so i''o
conference committee. The House, Is lkey' no"0'0'
To accede TO the Senates amendment.
Mr. Ouay offered a resolution restricting the uS VI
the appropriation to subsistence and quarters vi ''o
visiting soldiers, excluding those reru'"s !" wv
trct II WAS agreed to-yeas 49, nays D. $500
Tho ouestion was then taken on MI nc'ii'"'
amendment as amended and II was asreeo ~ ''
Al nays, 10. .>,.o,os 300 600
IN nav for subsistence and quarters oil ssc'i no''o
DISCHARGED nonresident Union solue's
marines who served in the War OF The Reoehnoh a.
- o,,ord a. delegates on otherwise. the twenty
,,,b animal encampment Of the g. A. H. Ia uie Guy
=, Washington the money TO be paid to ana dhoufNea
-, tho Ci,.zens' Executive Committee under su'n
mutations AS NAV be prescribed by the secretary oil
Var The bill was reported to the Senate
Mr. Cali tried TO get In amendment for the oene-
6, ., the Little sisters OF the Poor, ana as II was
,sd ont on point of order, he moved to strike out
all of the items for charity so as 10 nave ~e NHSso
slbiect passed upon in conference
vr Vest had also something 10 say IN f8vor Of an
an,ropriation for 81. JOsephs Orphan Asylum.
Mr. sherman supported Mr. Calls motion, 10 have
The whole matter of charities revised by conference
committee. , a.. I'm, emu, M ,oa. Am, prhv
if Congress made aPpr priaton fol- st. Josepns
Asylum it should not also provoe ioT an e On
He would, however "ithdr'" the Poii' Vi "u'' VII
Nj; seS Vs, Ihen,mpon renewed his amendment to
;rcrnasa The amount for ST. Joseph's Asylum from
InS no - 900: and il was agreed To- The chapter
a. ~ charities having thus been Amended necessu'ns
Conference on the subject, Mr. Call withdrew ms
mo,ion TO strike ont the chapter. The bill was thcn
Uissed.