Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
SENATOR BERRY'S ATTACK.
Senator Allison Defends the Sundry
Civil Amendments.
THE FREE SILVER BILL.
1t is Reported to the House With
out Amendment.
THE SENATE.

House bill to refund certain revenue taxes
(S37D to Bonner 4 Merriman Of Warren
county, Tenn, was passed. Also House bill to
establish division line between land of the
United States and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago Railroad Company. with an amend
ment.
A further conference was ordered on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill.
MI. chandler, from the committee on immi-
grafton. reported a resolution, which was re-
ierred to the committee on contingent expenses,
instructing the committee on immigration to
investigate the working of the laws of the
eign countries and the importation Of contract
labor, and Of the laws and methods Of naturali-
cation.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
The conference report on the pension appro-
priation bill was presented and agreed to-
Mr.. Manderson. from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported the bill referring to the
Court OF Claims the claim of Jessie Benton
Fremont for certain lands and the improve
ments at San Jose, San Francisco, and 1t was
passed.
The consideration of the sundry civil appro-
pr1ation bill was resumed at 1920
The lead ore bill and the bill limiting to 300
the amount OF wearing apparel to be admitted
free OF duty (Which we're passed by the House
Yesterday were laid before the Senate and re-
ferred to the committee on finance; the bill as
to forfeiture of railroad grant laws was re-
ferred to the committee on public lands.
THE WIDOWS OF DECEASED JUSTICES
Thirty-four pages Of the bill had been read
and disposed Of without word Of discussion
except some little talk about a road through tho
Yellowstone Park, but on page ia three amend
ments were reached to pay to the widow of
Chief Justice Waite Of the Supreme Court
SIC. 800 and to the widows Of Justices Miller and
Bradley $1O, 900 each. Mr.. Berry attacked these
items as being unconditional and qualified gifts
out Of the tressury-gifts which Congress had
no right or authority to make. It appeared to
him that there was a fixed and determined
purpose on the part Of republican Senators to
increase appropriations until they should ex-
coed the appropriations Of 1.-The billion dollar
Congress" SO as to gain political advantage.
He demanded the yeas and nays on the three
amendments.
Mr.. George said that az he considered such
appropriations as mere gifts Of the peoples
money without justification and without war
rant he should vote against the amendments,
however much he had esteemed the three
justices.
Mr.. Voorhees, advocated the amendments as
simply proposing to pay years salary to the
widows Of the three justices, Just as it is con-
stantly paid to the widows Of Senators and Rep
resentatives. 1t was not a pension. It was
simply years pay to enable those poor women
to meet the dreadful calamity Of The death Of
their husbands.
Mr.. Allison defended. the amendment and
spoke Of Justice Miller having served three
years after he might have retired on full nav
and OF his widOwl having to leave her
homo in Washington and to live in an
humble home in Keokux, Iowa. He thought
allowed one years pay. He would leave it to
the Senate to say whether or not the widows Of
those eminent men should be allowed the one
years compensation that was allowed to the
widows of Senators and Representatives.
Mr.. Berry denied that Congress had any
right to make such appropriations, either for
widows Of justices or widows Of Senators or
Representatives.
Mr.. George hoped that nobody would faint
when he asserted that the widow of the black
smith or the farmer or the work
ingman who had done his duty
fairly and well to his country and his
family was as much entitled to the sympathy
Of the treasury as the highest official who ever
filled an Office in the United States.
He did not see, besides. how Justices Of the
Supreme Court, with salaries twice as high ss
those Of Senators and Representatives, should
not have saved enough to tighten the burdens
Of their widows.
What q sweet thing charity was Che said)
when a man performed it out of his own earn
ings, but what q miserable Aumbug it was when
the means OF performing 1t were taken out Of
the pockets Of somebody else!
Mr.. Harris said that he had never forgotten
and did not now forget, that his commission as
Senator did not authorize him to compel
by taxation $4,000. 900 people to contri-
butte to charities no matter how
meritorious. He should vote against those
amendments and all other amendments inyoly-
ing the same principle.
THE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Call advocated the
amendments, which we're finally agreed to
yeas, A; nays, 8 (Messrs. Bate, Berry, Blodgett,
Coke, Harris, Jones ARK, Turpie and yest).
THE HOUSE.
There was great falling off from the excep-
tionally large attendance Of yesterday, and when
the House met this morning there were not sew
enty-five members present.
In his prayer the chaplaini INVOKED the Divine
blessing on all portions Of the country and His
especial blessing upon any disturbed elements
or communities.
The seats filled rapidly and before the reading
of the journal was concluded there was more
than quorum in the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Blount (Ga.) the House
further insisted on its disagreement to the Sem
ate amendments to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill and another conference was
ordered.
THE FREE SILVER BILL REPORTED.
Mr.. Bland (Mo.), from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, reported the
Stewart free silver bill and it was placed upon
the House calendar.
Mr.. Tracey On. Y.) asked leave that the mi
nority Of the committee be permitted to have
its views printed, and further asked that the
report Of the majority and the views Of the mi
nOrity be printed together. To the latter part
of this request Mr.. Bland (Mo.) objected, fear
ing that it might result in delay Of action on
the measure. 1t was his intention, he said, to
take the earliest opportunity to have the bill
considered. He had no objection to the mi
nority filing its views at any time.
Consent was therefore given to the minority
to file its views.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. Herbert (Ala.) presented the conference
report ON the naval appropriation bill. There
was great deal Of opposition manifested as to
the item which proposes to authorize the m Ak
ing OF contract for new battle ship, the CD
position beng based on two grounds-first.
that it was not required, and second. that II Il
were required the appropriation TO build Il
should be made outright.
The conference report was rejected. Yeas,
104: nays, 129.
Mr.. Holman Qnd. asked for q further con-
ference and moved to instruct the House con-