Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-28
The Senate and House Getting Down
to Business.
TIE ENGRAVING BUREAU LEAVES.
A Lively Debate on the Question
in the Senate.
Mr.. DONOVAN'S NOTE.
He Writes That He Did Not Vote
on the Silver Question.
THE SENATE

The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the Int
rior recommending an appropriation of slo'OoO
for the employment of an attorney and as
sistants to look after the interests of Indians In
claims for depredations. Referred
The usual mass Of petitions and memorials
from state oranges for and against various
measures of legislation were presented and re-
ferred-Mr. Harris describing them as ''regu-
htion, printed, stereotyped petitions
Mr.. Berry, from the committee on public
lands reported Senate bill to include lot No.
g. block SO. Hot Springs. Ark, IN the PuDhc
reservation there, and it was passed
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Fixing the compensation Of United States
district attorneys.
Appropriating s1OO, 900 for public building
ut Pierre, s. ID.
To secure the introduction of domestic rein
deer into Alaska.
To amend the act establishing circuit courts
of appeals and to define and regulate In certain
cases the Jurisdiction Of United States courts.
(Mr. Hoar, who reported this bill, gave notice
that he would ask the Senate to consider it at a
very early day.]
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Among the bills introduced and referred
we're the following:
By Mr. Hoar-To amend the act to facilitate
the disposition Of cases in the Supreme Court
OF the United States.
By Mr.. Quay-To amend the act az to immi-
gratlon-
By Mr.. Paddock-For the protection and ad-
ministration of public forest reservations
ARGENTINE RKPUBLIc CORRESPONDENCE
Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution. which was
agreed to. calling on the President for cor
respondence with the Argentine Re
public on the subject of reciprocity
and for information as to articles
exported there from the United States on which
the United States requires reduction OF the
custom duties imposed by the Argentine Re
public, 30 a. to make reciprocity fair and
equal
THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Sherman calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for q detailed state
ment as to the saving or in
crease in expenditures which would result
from the transfer of the revenue cutter service
from the Treasury Department to the Navy
Department was taken up, amended and agreed
to.
Mr. wolcott offered a resolution requesting
the President to refrain from acting IN the dis
walton Of the Ute Indians pending legislation
az to their removal to another reservation and
said he would call it up tomorrow.
TIE ENGRAVING BUREAU LEAVES
Senate bill to allow thirty days leave Of alb
sence to employees in the bureau of engraving
and printing was taken up and discussed.
Mr. sherman said that there some rea-
SON why annual Burroughs should be given to
men in regular permanent employment under
the government, but none why it should be
given to men employed on piece work
Mr.. Hale took the same view OF the question.
Mr.. Carey. who reported the bill from the
committee on education and labor, argued in
favor of the bill
Mr. Vest could see no reason why, when the
principle was applied to the employees of the
government printing Office, 1T shonld notalso be
applied to the employees of the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
But he vas opposed to the whole
system II it were applied to private
life it would virtually stop employment
throughout the country. He wanted the
professed friends of the workingmen-those
who understood how to manipulate the labor
vote-to understand that they would find the
passage Of the bill q difficult campaign expert
ment
Mr.. Hale remarked that the workingmen of
the country had no interest in the matter.
They were not at all concerned in the move
ment. Ii was all the other way. In passing
the bill the Senate would not be legislating in
the public interest, but leglslating for specific
interest and against the workmen.
After further discussion Mr.. Hale moved to
lay the bill on the table The motion was de-
fsated- Yeas, 10; nays, g. At pos pm the
senate went into executive session on motion