The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-10
Congress-.

EDNESDAY,-ln the senate resolution
was offered by Mr.. Pettigrew calling on the
secretary of war for report as to all officers
who had been tried by court-martial in
the past ten years. Objections were made
to it by Messrs. Hawley, Call Bate, Man
derson, Palmer, Sanders and Proctor, on
the ground that full publicity had been
given to each case at the time 1t occurred
and that the effect Gf not the motive of the
resolution) was to renew scandal and to ex-
pose the officers concerned and their rela-
tives to further disgrace, pain and mortif-
cation, without the possibility of any good
being done by the publication. The reso-
luton was advocated by Messrs Pettigrew
and Davis, the former arguing that the pub
lie had right to know the facts, and the
latter claiming that the report might form
the basis of radical and philosophical re-
form OF military Jurisprudence, Finally, on
motion of Mr.. Henderson, the resolution
was referred to the committee on military
affairs. The resolution of Mr.. Call, that
joint committee be appointed to examine
and report on the commercial and political
condition of Cuba and the West Indies
islands, and their relations to the United
States, was opposed by Mr.. Sherman and
went over without action. The message Of
the president vetoing the bill to amend the
act OF March 3, 1887, relating to the bring
ing of suits against the government in re-
latlon to land patents, was referred to the
Judiciary committee The vice-president
announced the appointment of Messrs. Gal
linger, PETER, Hansborough, FELTON,, San
ders, White and Hill, as the select com
mittee on the Pinkerton detective force.
- The house did nothing at all.
THURSDAY senate passed the Joint
resolution extending up to and including
August 10 the provisions of the existing law
as to appropriations for the public service.
The resolution authorizing the committee
on the Worlds Fair to visit Chicago and OBJ
tain information as to expenditures was dis
anH Tl. l.lnl aN l,.1f
past one, and Immediately afterward a mes
sage was received from the house announcing
that its speaker had signed the enrolled
joint resolution extending the appropria-
tons to the 10th, and that the house insisted
in its disagreement to the senate amend
ments to the sundry civil bill (the Worlds
Fair amendmen0 and agreed to a further
conference. The vice-president thereupon
signed the joint resolution, and it was sent
to the president. - In the house the
committee on rules made report providing
That on that day the rules be suspended, as
on the first and third Mondays. The report
was adopted. Mr.. Holman Immediately
rose and moved to suspend the rules and
pass joint resolution extending until Au-
gust 10 the appropriations made by the sun
dry civil appropriation act of last year,
which was agreed to without opposition.
MIR. Holman then moved to suspend the
rules and pass resolution that the house
shall reconsider the vote by which the house
receded from the Worlds Fair amendment;
that the house further insist upon its dis
agreement, and that the bill be sent to con-
ference. The republicans insisted that the
democrats take the whole responsibility,
and the bill was sent to conference by vote
of 141 to 10. Mr.. Reilly of Pennsylvania
moved to suspend tho rules and pass a reso-
luton providing that vote shall be taken
on the Durborrow bill at one o'clock on Fri
day. The resolution was agreed to without
serious opposition and amid applause. The
house then proceeded to the consideration
of the Durborrow bill and Mr.. Reilly's sub
stltute therefor. The substitute would
make an outright appropriation of 50, 800, 600.
MIR. Picker moved to increase the sum APP
propriated for the fair to S6,0O0,0OO Mr..
Pickler's amendment was lost, as was an
amendment offered by Mr.. Dickinson of
Kentucky, striking out the appropriation.
Mr. Atkinson OF Pennsylvania offered an
amendment prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors on the fairgrounds. Mr..
Pickler's amendment was withdrawn, and
MIR. Atkinson's was defeated, "a to 70.
Some other amendments were disagreed to
before the house adjourned.
FRIDAY.-A long debate occurred in the
senate on the Worlds Fair bill. Mr.. Sher-
man said this two-and-a-half millions was
thrown ungraciously to Chicago, like bone
to dog. If he were citizen of Chicago
he would not accept the money in the way
it was offered. The bill passed without
division. The senate reassembled in the
evening" and the resolution authorizing
the Worlds Fair committee to visit Chicago
and inquire as to the general management
OF the fair was agreed to. The conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was agreed to. Messrs. Henderson, AL
llson and German spoke on the work of this
session of congress. Mr.. Allison said the
appropriations of the first session of the
tlfty-hrst Congress were, in round numbers
S4O3, 100000 and those of the present ses-
sion S5O7, 100000. The principal increases
were in appropriations for pensions and the
post-otfice department There were some
dlminutions at the present session, notably
in deficiencies to the amount of S5000,000,
and also diminution of four millions in
miscellaneous appropriations. Eight mil
lions had been added to the post-office ap-
preparation bill at this session, as compared
with two years ago, and yet the postal APP
preparations would fall far short Of meet
ing the necessary expenditures of the fiscal
year 1893. Large deficiencies for the post
ONCE department and other departments
would be necessary at the next session.
MIR. German said the appropriations at this
session would exceed $500 900, 600, notwith-
standing the efforts of the house to keep
them within bounds. These immense APP
preparations were partly made necessary
because OF the growth of the country, the
extension OF the postal and pensions sYs-
tens and other permanent and necessary
expenditures. He believed congress would
be compelled before the end of the fiscal
year 1893 to levy additional taxes to meet
the requirements of the treasury. Resolu-
tons were adopted thanking Vice President
Morton and Senator Henderson for the i'm
partial and courteous manner in which
/ they had presided. The committee ap-
pointed to wait upon the president reported
that he had no further communication to
make. After short address of farewell by
Vice-President Morton, the senate adj
lourned. - In the house the Durborrow
Worlds Fair bill, appropriating $2,5OO,OOO,
was passed by vote OF 13l to SO. Mr.
Boatner submitted the majority report on
the Watson charges and it was ordered
printed. So also were the views of the mi
nority signed by Mr.. Simpson of Kansas.
Mr.. Grout of Vermont submitted his indi-
vidual views. The majority report declares
that the committee has no hesitation in de-
claring that the charges constructed in the
sense in which they are made are false and
ibellous, under the strctest legal defini-
ton OF these terms; that the charge involv-
ing Representative Cobb is contradicted by
the overwhelming evidence of witnesses,
ana that there was nothing in the evidence
Il to Justify the imDutatiOn made AGAINST him