Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-15
SPEAKER CRISP WAS ABSENT.
Mr.. McMiIIin Designated to Tenn
porariIy Fill the Chair.
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL
Reported in the Senate Today by Mr.. Hale
and VIII Be Called Up TomOrrow-The
Census Appropriation Is Included in 1t as
Well rs Several Other Important Items.
SENATE.

The attendance of Senators at the opening
OF today's session was more numerous than
usual Senators Hill, Brice and Cullom, how
ever, were not in their seats.
Among the petitions presented and referred
was one for the continuance of the fast mail
service between New York and Tampa.
ARMY BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. Henderson. from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported back adversely four bills
for the increase of the infantry and artillery OF
the army, and reported in lieu Of them a bill to
reorganiZe the artillery and infantry OF t. q
army and to increase their efficiency, which
was placed on the calendar.
URGENT DEFICIENCIES NEEDED.
Recommendations from the Treasury De-
partment for urgent deficiency appropriations
for the current fiscal year wore presented by
the Vice President and we're referred to the
committee on appropriations. They were for
$50, 900 to continue the recoinage OF uncurrent
and worn subsidiary coin, $4,000 for salaries
and expenses of United States circuit court OF
appeals and $4,000 for printing for the Depart
ment of Justice.
Among other bills reported and placed on
the calendar were the following:
The urgent deficiency blll-Mr. Hale stating
that he would call it up tomorrow.
To authorize the Commissioners of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia to grant respltes and pardons
in certain cases.
A bill to change the corporate name of the
National Safe Deposit Company of Washington,
ID. G., was reported and passed,
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Gibson Ua.), from the committee on
commerce, reported bill appropriating
$4,000, 900 for the improvement OF the Missis-
sippi river and it was placed on tho calendar.
Ten millions of the amount is for the river
from the head of the passes, near its mouth, to
the mouth of the Ohio river (not more than
S2OOO,OO to be expended in any one year, and
$4,000, 900 is for the river from the mouth of
the Ohio to the mouth of the Illinois.
After some remarks by MIR. Chandler on the
subject the resolution was adopted.
TO INVESTIGATE THE FEvER-sTRIcKEN IMMI-
GRANTS.
Mr.. Chandler introduced a concurrent reso-
luton instructIng the Senate committee on
immigration and the House committee on inn
migration to investigate the working of the
various laws of the United States relative to
immigration from foreign countries and the
importation of contract laborers-especially
In connection with the recent admission of i'm
migrants infected with typhus fever into New
York. He said that there was urgent necessity
fol the passing of the resolution and read two
paragraphs from New York paper as to tine
hfty-seven cases Of typhus fever which had
broken out among Russian immigrants.
HOUSE.
The House. which today enters upon the
eleventh week of Its labors. was called to order
by Clerk Kerr, who read communication
from the Speaker designating Mr.. McMillin Of
Tennessee as Speaker pro tenn.
Speaker Crisp's absence is in obedience to
his physicians advice He suffered from q Sc
we're headache yesterday and thought it ad-
visable to remain at his hotel today. There is
nothing serious in his indisposition. and he
hopes to be able to weld the gavel tomorrow.
SUSPENSION MONDAY.
This being suspension Monday, Mr.. Wise Of
Virginia, from the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill extending to the port Of
Ogdensburg, n. Y. the provisions of the act
governing the transportation of merchandise
without appraisement. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hatch (IO.). from the committee on
agriculture. moved to suspend the rules and
adopta resolution requesting that committee
to report tie effect upon agriculture of the
present tariff law.
Mr.. KILGoRE's OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. Bynum Qnd.) demanded a second, and
the request Of Mr.. Hatch that second be con-
sidered ordered was objected to by Mr.. Kill
gore of Texas.
Mr.. kilgore and Mr.. Hatch were appointed
tellers and reported the vote as 122-2 Tho
republicans did not vote, but no one raised the
point Of mo quorum and Mr.. Kilgore was
recognized TO oppose the resolution but de-
clined to avail himself Of the recognition, stat
Ing that he was not opposed to it, although he
believed that it was originally offered as piece
of buncombe.
Mr.. Funston (Kan.), however, raised his
voice in opposition.
The House finally adopted the resolution.
LlNEAL PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.
Under suspension Of the rules the House to-
day passed bill providing for lineal promo
tions III the army. The bill provides that all
promotions in artillery, cavalry and in
iantry of the army up to the grade of
colonel shall be by seniority In the
next lower grade according to the original
entry into the regular service as a commits
stoned officer No officer who has lost rank by
the operations OF court-martial OF examining
board shall regain any rank so
lost Any officer who has been rcinstated in
the army by act of Congress with original
status OF rank shall for the purposes OF this
act only be deemed to have been continuously
i'll the service. The bill repeats section / OF
the act Of October l, 1890, and also proyi ies
that promotions shall be subject to said act.
Presidential examinations.
The President sent to the Senate TODAY the
following nominations: