The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-05-30
F1FTY-SECOND CONGRESS

There WAS considerable excitement IN tho
ie1as. rai.eS = noint Of order saa,nst the cIsuse
in the bull apprOpriatinG 5000 for the prepara-
ton of site and the erection Of pedestal for
| statue OF the late General W. I. sherman In tho
Henderson. OF Iowa made an earnest appeal to
the gentleman from Texas to withdraw his OBJ
lection and permit the committee to unanimous
| ~ pay this tribute to the memory of q grand
commander Of the army.
klgcre declined to withdraw his point
The senate finished the work of amending the
nver and harbor bill and passed II, asking for q
| conference with the house.
Chairman Dockery Of the worlds fair investi-
cation committee. submitted to the full com.
mittee the report agreed upon by himself and
his associates. The report recommends that q
department Of foreign affairs be abolished. and
its duties discharged under the auspices OF the
The report says: The inquiry ordered BY this
| resolution will, in our opinion. result in q de-
crease Of compensation to employees and limitA-
tons upon expenditures many points other
than those to which reference has been maize.
In pronOuncing this criticism upon the expendi-
lures. the committee does SO in friendly spirit
| to the exposition, for it recognizes that thls
great undertaking 10 governed b. many condi-
tions that are not enl Ghtened b precedent and
Senator Perkins Is pressing his bill for the re-
| lief OF those who have made timber culture en-
tries. and by reason OF climatic conditions have
been una BILE to comply with the strict cOnstruc-
| tons of the law. In places where it has been
impOsei BILE to make tree culture a success, his
| bill will permit an issue OF patents where IT Il
established that the settler has made reasonable
effort.
The house n committee of the whole amended
the sundry civil appropriation bill, on motion OF
Forney. Of Alabama. pi DIVIDING that the board Of
managers of national soldiers homes for dis
| abled volunteer soldiers shall apply the excess
over s. month Of the pensions Of all inmates to
the support of the home. except where inmate
has der endent wife, child or parent.
The report OF the worlds fair investiGating
COMMITTEES says the COMMITTEES entertains the
woman s building feature OF the exI osition. and
trusts il may be crowned with abundant success.
the bill Ia provide for the punishment Of viola
lions of the treaty rights of aliens: the measure
found necessary to give the federal government
jurisdiction in such cases as tie New Orleans
massacre of Italians.
In the house a second attempt was made to get
up the Sherman statue bill: but kilgoIe. of
1exas was watchful. and objected TO giving
unanimous consent for its consideration. 1t will
again te tried to determine whether there can be
| enough favoring the bill to suspend the rules
In the senate a bill intended to abolish post
traderships in the army. which has the approval
of the war department. and General Schofeld.
was reported favOrably from the military affairs
committee by Senator Proctor.
The following appointments were received
from the president by the senate: Admiral
Stephen b. Luce. u. s. n. (Ietiredl. to be COM
missioner genersl ard Prof. Il. Brown Goode
sistant to the Smithsonian institute and Prof.
JamesiC. Yelling, president OF Columbian uni
",
sent the United States at the Columbian Histor-
icil exposition to be held in Madrid. spain. In
commemOration of the four hundredth annlver-
sary of the discovery of America.
Senator Morgan spoke the bill to provide
for punishment Of violations of treaty rights OF
aliens. lie said Secretary Blaine had been com
peeled acting exactly right To Use the secret
service fund to pay $500 to families OF the men
assassinated IN the prison at New dreams ms
government OF the nited States was IN pitia-
BILE situation when the secretary OF stare vas
compelled TO resort to the secret service fund tn
keep peace with fOi eign goTernments .
At the close of his argument Senator Morgan
moved. with the sssent of the committee on for
| eisn relations, that the bill should go over
until next December. The matter went over
without action,
sundry civil apUr"criation bill. including one
offered by holman. prOvidlhG tnet tne poeiuons
of all persons employed in field work or IN the
office whose services can be discontinued snaI
be vacated. =.
IOckery, OF missouri, onerei resolution III
rectlng the committee on judiciary to inquire
Mne d nnaet a the sadc e,;sn n"rns Re
ferred to the committee on rules.
Representative Houk. OF Ohio onered an
amendment to the appropriation foI a govern
ment exhibit az chicago, 10 auu SiWVW 20 pay
the expense OF collecting preparing anu pup
fishing facts and statistics pertaining 10 the IN
dustrial advance of United states citizens OF
African descent from January 1863, to January.
1873, to const- tute part OF the government e4-
| hibit.
1cuuersOu Vi IOWA. stlu tuoe thc eoAoAeu Ro',.-
pie of this country numbered about one-eighth
of the entire population. and yet the evidence
taken by special committee at Ihlcaso 1is.
closed the wonderful and amazing iact that
neither the president OF the nited states ne
said it with modification and shame'. nor the
governor OF a single state nor the government
commas on, nor local cOrpOratOn nor 'he
womans commission, not one OK these had
given representation to those euooV OF pooPie.
Holman made an appeal OF order AGAINST
Houk amendment. which was susta'ned oy tho
chair.
johnson OF Indiana, replied to Henderson IN
defense OF the president In the matter OF aIS
pointing co.Ored men: Inc president had been
foremost in acts favorinR colored citizens. II
ought not to be forgotten, hs SAID tnat tne
president had stood IN favor OF Just measure OF
the south would have right to cast Their votes
and have them counted
There was a scene OF great confusion IN tho
hall doze ms OF members were on their Feet rais-
ing their voices and crowding into the alsles.
while johnson proceeded In vehement language age
to denounoe the treatment OK the negro oy the
democratic party OF the southern states anu as
he was as vehementiy contradicted oy numcer
OF members from the south. the house became a
perfect bediam the chair beihs utterly uhapie
70 secure a semolance OF oruer. A.,
DOckery onered an amehcment teuuc ing ns
salary OF the director general OF me Wo,ln NoI-
umbian commission 20 so'uV' anu oi INC secre
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