The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-09
TIE COTTON TIE BILL.
MOTHER TARIFF REFORM
MEASURE CONSIDERED.
The senate votes the Appropriation
~ 100000 for the Entertainment
Of the Grand Army.

a. lOO.OUO Tor the Enterta1nn1ent
ofthc Grand Army.
+. Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, April 81 (Senate)
Tie discussion OF the Grand Army
appropriation in the District of Col
umbia appropriation bill was resumed
aud there was considerable warmth in
me di.cussion. Mr.. Paddock, of Ne
ora,ka, opposed the appropriation,
while Messrs. Frye, of Maine, and
lIawlry, Of Connecticut, spoke in favor
o.I Mr.. Mcpherson, of New Jer-
U.S.. favored the appropriation, and de-
pI5red what he called the ''nggardli-
nrs-' Of some of the Senators. Mr..
Ng,t spoke against the appropriation,
wing that Congress could with equal
Justice make an appropriation
or a Methodist Ecumenical
conference or Catholic council
u>ilersble patriotic oratory in favor
30 HE appropriation followed by Mr..
Galliuger, OF New Hampshire, Mr..
lliscock, Of New York, Mr.. Perkins,
NJ Kansas, and Mr.. Cul ON, of Illinois,
Who referred to Mr.. Cockr9ll as the
senator from st. Louis. Mr.. Cock
rell said in a good natured way he did
lot anticipate thst his simple resolu-
tion to have the expense Of the enter
Hnmcnt paid by the city which had
extended the invitation would have
afforded stage setting for all the
presidential aspirants in the Sen
ate 10 exhibit themselves upon.
after further discussion, Mr.. Geek
rolls amendment to impose the cost
upon the District was voted down, II
to 32 Mr.. Hawley's amendment, to
1--WE the Secretary of War control over
the expenditure, was adopted. AS
finally adopted it appropriates $780,
goo for the subsistence and the quar-
tcrs Of honorably discharged soldiers
ana sailors Of the G. A. Il. at their
10Th annual encampment in Washing
ton City in September next. This
wa, passed by vote of Al to 10. The
District bill was passed. At 4:45 the
Senate went into executive session on
the postotlice apartments and soon
alterward adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
After some routine business, Mr.
Enloe moved to go into committee O
Che whole for consideration of busines;
on the private calendar.
Mr.. NcNIillin said that he hoped
some day next week could be set apar
tor that business, as it was most i'm
portant to proceed with the tariff bill
Then followed a colloquy between tn
Speaker and Mr.. Burrows as to whethe
the matter was debatable, after which
the House proceeded to vote on Mr.
Enloe's proposition, which was lost :
l0l to ga and the House went int
the committee OF the whole on tn
cotton tie bill, Mr.. English. of Ne,
Jersey, the well known author of th
ballad "Alice Ben Bolt" taking th
floor in opposition to the bill. MI
Hemphill, Oemocrat) Of South Care
/ lima, favored the bill. Mr.. Simpson
Farmers Alliance) of Kal
sas, spoke in favor of the bill an
8 said be believed in absolute free trad
Il He favored the bill because it took
step in the proper direction of final
putting everything else Oh the free lis
81 H. secuted the idea that the Repub
can party was friend of the laboril
man The general regular deba
bong closed, the bill was consider
until 5:i0. The House then took
recess until o'clock for the considt
alton Of private pension bills.
Mr.. Turner gave notice that vc
would BE- taken OH the bill to-morro
prior TO the special order for the {
livery Of eulogies on Hon. NJ.
Ford, Of Michigan.
AT the evening session of the Hol
,IE pension bills were passed and
l0;3o the House adjourned until
morrow.