Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE.

SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE
The Washington Races Too Much for Con
gress-Impossible to Keep Quorum II
tho Rouse-The Senate Doing Yer,
Little Busiuess-A Massachusetts Mar
to Succeed whitelaw Reid.
WASHINGTON, April 28-The Repub
| licans of the House are still in the mood o
| making the Democrats revert to the string
| ent rules Of the last Congress, and thereby
| acknowledge that their structures upon
Speaker Reed were erroneous, or to keep
working quorum present, which, while tne
races are in progress, while nominating con
venttons are in progress, and While many
fences are in need OF repair, Is not an easy
task. The Sergeant at arms to-day sent his
deputies to the race track in search of alb
sentces, but while the deputies we're able to
see the races and enjoy them, they were
| quite unable to see any Of the missing mem
| bers until the last race was finished. BY
unanimous consent of those present the
! House went into committee Of the whole,
Mr.. Oates. of Alabama, in the chair, ON
the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill. The pending question
was on Mr.. Hits amendment restoring
| to $500 the salary of the Minister to Vene-
mittee was ordered. Although 19s members
| responded to their names, tho quorum van
ished on the vote on the amendment, and
another call showed that ITO members were
present. These constituting quorum, the
tellers resumed business at the old stand.
But the business was slack, and again the
tellers went into liquidation, and another
roll call was insisted upon. This time lso
prospective customers responded; but when
customers dwindled. The Republicans
steadiastly refused to patronize, and
allowed the trading to be done exclusively
by Democrats; and agein the teiiers were ere
forced to suspend business. This time the
committee, on motion of Mr.. Blount, arose
MI. Blount then moved that the House ad-
journ. and on this motion demanded the
yeas and nays. The result was-years, i9:
nays, 1s3. Then Mr.. Blount moved that the
Sergeant at arms be directed to bring In the
absentees. This was carried, and the Ser.
geant at arms procured several hacks, ana
Benning's, where the spring races are being
held. But the return from the races was
not as speedy as tho trip thereto; and as 1t
was evident that no business could be trans
acted the House adjourned.
The resolution offered April 13 by Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas, for payment to the
interest in lands in the Indian Territory
(the Chevenne ana Arapahoe reservat1on)
was laid before the Senate to-day, and Mr..
Allison took the floor to speak :.;I against It It:
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precedent for the payment OF a further
sum OF $.O0O.0oO. What he thought, there
fore, ought to be done wis to recomm1t the
whole subject to the Committee on Indian
Affairs. and he would make the motion at
the close of the debate. He read an extract
from the Presidents communication on the
subject, to the effect that he had felt bound
to look into the whole matter and to post
pone Executive action until further con.
sideration of the quest1on-the Presidents
first objection being that one-fourth OF the
30 4, o. ayva
After considerable discussion, anc without
dispOsing OF the question, the Senate ad-
journed till Monday.
SECRETARY BLAINE appeared to-day be-
fore the Senate Committee on Commerce
and made a strong argument in opposition
to the passage Of the pending joint resolu-
tion auth orizing the landing OF the French
cable on the shores Of Virginia and South
Carolina. The pith of the secretarys objec-
tion was that the French Cable Company,
cooperating with tho Brazilian Government,
had an absolute monopoly of tho cable priv
ileges between the United States and Brazil,
negotiations which have been in progress
for two years looking to the procurement OF
O concession to an American cable company
TO enter Brazil would come to naught. The
and made his argument with spirit and en-
phasis.
THE President to-day sent to the Senate
the nomination Of T. Jefferson Coolidge, Of
Massachusetts,, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
States to France. Mr.. Coolidge is about 80
years of age, of fine personal appearance
and very wealthy. He is prominent in Bos-
tons business and. social circles, and Is at
the head of several financial concerns in
that city. Although he has been frequently
offered public office by the citizens of his
State, he has never taken 1t, preferring to
continue in active business life. He was a
member of the Pan.American Congress that
met in Washington several years ago..
GENERAL STANLEY, commanding the
Department of Texas, has informed General
Schofield that the grand jury of Duval
the charges against its troops and State
troops Of altered depredations while in
search OF Garza and his band, and has re-
ported that they find absolutely nothing in
them.
THE Chickamauga National Park Com
mission will leave Washington tomorrow
for Chattanooga where members of the Ohio
commission will join 1t. The work of locat-
ing the regimental position for that State
will be prosecuted, sites will be selected for
six of the reservation towers ana proposals
and clearing and restoring the field will be
opened.
JOHN JOY EDISON, the Chairman of the
Citizens Committee Of the twenty-sixth Ma
tional Encampment Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, which is to be held here in
has written a letter to Com
mander in Chief Palmer, at Albany, calling
his attention to the fact that the committee
has asked Congress to appropriate 100000
from the funds of the District of Columbia,
to assist in paying the expenses OF the en-
and that in consequence of an
erroneous belief that this appropriation is
asked from the general funds of the Govern
ment, members of the G. A. K. have sent to
Congress- protests against the apprOpria-
tfon. This Misrepresentation, Mr.. Edison |
says. is a source of embarrassment to the |
committee in arranging for the encamp-
ment, and he asks that it may be corrected |
80 far as possible.
IT has been arranged that the ratifcations |
of the Bering sea treaty of arbitration be- |
tween the United States and Great Britain |
shall be exchanged ut London next week in |
stead of at Washington as originally con- |
templated. The change is made in order to |
expedite this final act of the negotiations. |
Hon. Robert Lincoln, United States Minister |
TO England, has been empowered to act on !
behalf Of the United States, and Lord Sails
bury will act for her Matesty's Government
THE House Committee on Public Build
ngs and Grounds to-day authorized favor
.ble reports on public building bills as fol-
ows: Henderson, KY. $780, Logansport,
Ind, 500 900: Mansfield, O., $75 900; st. Paul,
nd tv