Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-15
C0UR7EEEIEO BETWEEN The HOUSES.
An Explanation of Senatorial
Amendments to the Measure.
TARIFF IN THE HOUSE E.
The Free Wool Bill Still the Sub
ject of Debate.
SENATE

IN q feeling manner to the dangerous illness Of
Senator Morrill, Remember. he said, Thy
servant. our brother, In his sickness We
bless Thee for his life Il 'ru" and pure and
beautiful and useful e. II it please Thee,
spare this life vet lOh,er Preserve and
strengthen him and KEEP Him IN mind ana
purpose IN Thy peace MAY the wings OF thy
protection overshadov his nome, 30 that those
who watch tenderly may be sustained and
comsorted by Thy grace.
Mr.. Berry introduced a bill for the adjust
ment OF the rights of the Indians IN the Indian
territory with a view Of having that territory
admitted a state. Referred
BUILDINGS ycR POST OFFICES.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill to increase
the facilities Of the Post Office Department for
obtaining the use Of buildings for post Office
purposes and explained its provisions. 1t pro-
posed he said to interest private capital and
private enterprise in the construction of post
Office buildings on long terms OF lease and to
have fxed a maximum rate OF rental The
buildings to be in all respects according to the
plans and specifications to be approved by the
Postmaster General II was referred to the
post Office committee
Mr. Colquitt introduced a bill. which was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee. to provide
salaries for United States mar shals United
States attorneys and clerks of circuit and dis
triet courts. and TO regulate fees of United
States deputy marshals and circuit court com
missioDers-
Mr.. Vest stated, in reference to Mr.. Col
quits bill, that bill had been prepared and
was now pending in the Judiciary committee
Coming from a subcommittee that liked the
fees Of United States district attorneys. and
that a bill nxIIg the fees of United States mar
shals was now pending and was under consider
ation by the Attorney General who would send
it back to the committee in a few days
TO REGULATE THE VALUE OF com.
NJ. Peter introduced bill. which was
ferred to the finance committee, TO regulate
the value OF certain coins and pieces of money
and to give to all sorts of current money the
legsl tender quality. and to prohibit and pre-
vent discrimination in favor Of gold coin or
bullion as money.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report on
the urgent deficiency bill and in connection
with it made some suggestions as to the pro-
priety of giving to the House committee on
appropriations when considering general an-
preparation bill information the subject
of item intended TO be offered or amendments
in the Senate. His remai Is were construed by
Mr.. Ransom as proposing that the Senate should
surrender Its rights of amending appropriation
bills This Construction was repudiated by
Mr.. Hale and explanation of the matter
was made by Mr.. Allison, and an illus
tration given in Connection with the
urgent deficiency bill to the effect that the
Treasury Department has applied to the Seuat tie
FOR an additional appropriation and that II had
been discovered casually that the department
had not made Its wants known to the House
committee on appropriations. 1t was that he
said, which the House committee was justified
In complaining of. and it was also an
injustice to the Senate. in making it appear
that that body had been putting ON additional
appropriations The same view of the subject
was taken by Mr.. sherman. who said that any
department. which sent to the Senate estimates
which had not been sent 10 the House ought to
be he'd to an explanation for so doing.
Mr.. Hale repeated that applications for addi-
tion-sl items should be made in proper time so
that the House of Representatives should have
an opportunity OF acting on them. There was
In that no giving away of any right of the Sem
ate He did rot think that anv Senator might
burden his mimi with apprehensions that the
rights Of the Senate were to be given away
at all
Tie suggestion which he had made was made
as PRACTICAL one, to ease the work, TO make
things more harmonious and to get approprls-
tion bills through more easily.
THE CONFERENCE REPoEr AGREED TO.
After further discussion the conference re-
port was agreed to.
TWO DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Higgins offered two resolutions. which
were referred TO the committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia-one in relation of the col
lection Of garbage and the cause Of the def
purpose. and the other TO the appointment
among the several divisions of the District uf
the s3.65i.Oo0 appropriated for the improve
ment OF the streets for the last three years.
MILITARY ACADEMY BILL
Tie Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the Military Academy approximation
bill Most of the amendments reported by the
Senate committee. appropriations were in
the way OF Increase OF salaries of CLERKS anu
other employees at the academy. Tie oniy i'm
portant one Was to strike out the item of
SO. $40 for electric light plant aud to substitute
for & an item OF SIS 30 for enlIrSiug and in
cressing the gas plant
While the bill was being read py the clerk
Mr.. Frye interrupted the rta,tiL, and renarL ed
that Mr.. Morrill,. who was quite sick WAS ex-
cecdingly DESTROYS of being present when the
West Virginia direct tax bill (next in ortierl
was under consideration He CIR. Frye) there
fore desired TO ask the Senators from Nest
virginia 70 allow Postponement of that
special order.
Prayer this morning was delivered BY Rev.
j. i. Wightman, pastor of the Mount Vernon
Place Church Of Washington, ID. C.
On motion Of Mr. Durbo-ow lIu) Senate
JOINT resolution was passed authorizing tie
librarian OF Congress to exhibit certain docu-
ments at the worlds fair.
Mr.. Enloe Tenn from the committee on
posi- offices and post roads. reported a bill To re-
peal the mail subsidy act II was placed upon
the calendar. and the minority was granted
leave 70 fie e minority report
THE URGENCY DEFIcfESCy BILL PASSED.
Mr. Saysrs (Texas) presented the conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill and il was
agreed 70. As finally passed the bill sppro-
PIRATES riI9.6il. being 81. 22S more than was
carried by the bill II passed the House and
S23.2i4 less than 1t carried as passed by the
Senate.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Nr- B.ouut OF Georgia in the chair on
the free wool bill
Mr.. Coombs \. y concluded his speech in
favor Of tie bill
Nh WALKER AGAINST TIE BILL
Mr.. Walker Mass said that the great body
Of statements made by democratic orators ON
the subject o. protective tariff was not even
TECHNICALLY true The manufacturers of this
country had not the slightest interest directly
in n tariff. IL was not the slightest interest
20 he manufacturer whether We hsd FIRE. trade
or protection They were saIisii,d with one
or the other. IL the tariff was not in the in
tersst OF the farmers aad wase-workers then be
would vote % repeal 1t and adopt free trade.
IL was legislatins for the farms and tie
vage-vorkers- The United States was the
Lowest taxed country on the face OF the GARTH
Dir. Hartsr (Ohio) asserted that in Canada the
TAXATION 10 laas in nh