The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-05-28

WASHINGTON, May 19-After fruitIess
call OF committees The House went into
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Lester tGaD
Ill the chalr, on the Sundry civil bill. A
good deai of debate followed but no prog
r"SS was made.
w ASHINGToN. May 20-Aftcr the call
vi committees Ter reports, the IiouSe went
INTO committee of the whole. Mr.. Lester
Ga- in the chair, on the sundry civil bill.
MI kllgoIe Tex. raised a point of order
against the clause in the bill appropriat-
ing Soo,ooo for the preparation of a site
ana the erection of pedestal for a statue
OF the late Gen. W. I. Sherman in the city
of Washington. After long discussion
the chair Mr. lIerbcrt) sustained the
point and ruled out the clause. Mr.. Hen
atrson tla.) then asked unanimous con-
sent to relnsert the clause but Mr.. Kigore
objected, Mr.. Henderson then gave
L0tlce that he would call the matter mp in
the House Tomorrow in the shape of \
separate bill. and ask unanimous consent
tor lis consideration. Pending further
action the committee rose and the House
TOOK recess, the evening session to be for
the consideration of private pension bills
W NASHINGToN. ID. G., May u. -Aftcrthe
reading OF the journal. Mr. Durborrow. or
ILLINOIS, asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the Senate bill an
lhorizing the secretary of war to detail
army officers for special duty at the
Worlds Fair \ bin appropIiating 500
600 for the pedestal for the statue of the
late Gen. W. /. Sherman was rrportel
from the committee on military affairs ny
Mr.. Outhwate, Of ONO. and was placed
on the. calendar. Mr.. McMllin Tenn.
from the committee on rules, reported a
resolution that the hour for the meeting of
the House each day shall be ii o'clock.
Adopted. The House then went into COM
mittce OF the whole, Mr.. Lester lGa. !; IN
the chair, on the Sundry civil appropria-
EnrnHE 1 A l1 nJflr
amendment providing that the board of
managers of the National Homes for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall apply
the excess over So a month of the pensions
OF all inmates To the support of the home,
except where the inmate has dependant
wife, thlld or parent. Mr.. Forncy's
amendment was adopted-96 TO 90. An
Amendment was adopted providing that no
nlted states commissioner shall be al
lowed fees for adjourned hearings. The
committee then arose and the House ad-
iOurnci.
WASHINGTON, Mayi23.-In the House
to-day. another effort was made TO get up
the Sherman statue bill. but il again met
the objection of Representative kllgore
tIeX.l The House met 1T II o'clock with
less than fifteen members i'll attendance,
and Mr.. Wilson, of Georgia, was pres
cnt with an objection which was
directed this time to the request of
Mr.. Dutler Ga. for the consideration of
the Senate bill granting IA pension To eX-
Senator George W. Jones, of Iowa. Mr..
Watson s desire was satisfied and his rcSo.
luton requesting the committee on ways
and means 10 report the Suh-treaSury bill
was adopted without objection or debate.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson the Jones
pension bill was taken up and passed. \
number or bills Of a local character were
passed aud the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 2t.-Mr. Stewart
tTeN. J. rom the committee on rivers and
harbOrS, reported back the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill with the Senate
amendments thereto. and il was referred
TO the committee Of the whole. The
House then Went into the committee
of the whole, Mr.. Lester tGa.D i'll the
bill. The amendment offered by Mr.. Tay
lor llll.l. approprating Sl2.eM for the
construction OF steam vessel to he used
in boarding vessels at the port of Chicago.
in addition to the sum of $4,000 appropri-
atrd by the last sundry civil act, was
adopted. The paragraphs relative to the
coast and gcodetic survey were then taken
ur. Mr.. DinGley Me- offered a sub
Stltute for the provision with refer
ence to the Alaska boundary sur
ycy. the substitute being 10 provide
for JOINT survey under the recent
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States to settle the boundary line
dispute. The amendment was agreed to
after the Appropriation, as proposed by
Mr.. Dingley. was reduced from So, 600 to
$1,000. Mr.. Holman o"ered an amend
mcnt providing that the positions of all
persons employed III field worK or in the
office whose services can he dispensed
with shall he vacated. Agreed 10. WITH
out dSposIng of the bill the committee
rose. The Senate bill was passed making
Laredo, Tex, a SUPPORT of entry. The
House then ad IOurned.