Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-16

lorn had not yet returned from his visit to Illi-
nois, and Mr.. Hoar was still detained from bis
| seat by sickness.
MR. sHERMAN's CREDENTIALS.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
Mr.. Snerman's credentials for the term com.
mencing 4th of March. 1893, and they were
read and placed on file. This will be Mr.. Sher-
mans sixth term. and II he remains a Senator
Ciits close he will have been thirty-four yearsin
the Senate That will be the first case in the his
tory OF the government of such a long service in
that body. II MIR. sherman had not resigned to
become Secretary of the Treasury, when but
| four Years OF bis term had expired, his service
| would have covered thirty-six years. Mr.. VIM.
X. King Of Alabama had been, like Mr.. Sher-
| man, elected six times by the legislature. but,
| owing TO two designations, served but twenty
| nine years. Mr.. Benton came next In the
| number of elections by the legislature and
served his full five terms-thirty years.
AGAINST AN INCOME TAX FOR PENSIONS.
| MIR. Vance. from the finance committee re-
ported back adversely the bill introduced by
MIR. Gibson (La.) to provide an income tax to
| pay pensions and the salaries of postmasters-
| MI Vance stating that the Senate had not the
! constitutional power to originate such meas.
ure. The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
BY MIR. Proctor-To provide for more fro
quent payments to enlisted men Of the army.
| AN ALL-NIGHT STREET CAR SERVICE HERE.
BY Mr.. Hansbrough-For an all-night street
railroad service in the District Of Columbia
BY Mr.. HIscock-For the sale of navy yard
lands In Brooklyn. Also to appropriate u.s.
4oO for the completion and dedication of the
monument concentrating the surrender of
Burgoyne at Saratoga.
The Vice President presented a communica-
ton from the Treasury Department stating
that the allotment of 52O5. 900 for printing and
binding Cor that department was exhausted and
that an additional sum OF 100000 would be
required for the current fiscal year. Referred.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
The Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the urgent deficiency bill.
MIR. Sherman called attention to one Of the
amendments reported by the Senate commit
| tee-an item OF "a. 434 for the National Zoolog-
ical Park i'll the District of Columbia and pro-
vldlng that one-half of the amount should be
paid from the revenues of the District Of Co.
iumbla. lie moved to strike out the provisO
1t was a question, he said, which had to be
met, and it might as we'll be met now II
| seemed to him that such requirement was
gross injustice on the people of the District
who were pretty heavily taxed already. Tho
Geological Park was in no sense part Of the
government of the District. The city of Wash
ingtUn was totally unable to maintain such
park. London might do it and Paris might do
1t. Other cities had undertak it. and in most
OF them 1t was q failure.
The expenses would be constantly increasing
and it would be unjust to charge half of them
ilshed the park under its own management
and the Commissioners of the District had
nothing to do with it.
Mr.. Hale Gin charge of the bill) opposed the
amendment The committee on appropria-
tons, he said had taken no new ground on the
subject.
The provision requiring one half the cost Of the
geological garden TO be paid by the District was
the present law-not passed sub silentio, but
fully debated in the last Congress. Congress
mad been OF opinion that the park was SO largely
for the benefit of the taxpayers Of
Washington and of their families that they
should pay half the cost. The question, how
ever, could be again discussed on the regular
appropriation bill that would carry the
appropriation for the Geological Park. He
supposed that the agitation for the establish
ment of the park had come largely from the
citizens OF the District.
MR.. HALE CORRECTED.
Mr.. Morrill, corrected Mr. Hale in the latter
statement The park bill, he said, had been
reported from the committee on public build
ings and grounds - Of which he was
a member and so far as he knew
no citizen OF the District had appeared before
that committee or any OF its members on the
subject of the park. 1t was a conception Of
Senators Beck and Edmunds, neither of whom
expected it to be anything but national park
Mr. Stewart thought it was not wise in view
OF the necessity for the immediate passage Of
the bill, to delay it by discussion of the ques-
ton. 1t could be discussed when the annual
appropriation came up for consideration.
Mr. Sherman. in view of that suggestion
withheld the amendment, expressing the hope
however, that the District committee would
consider the matter and decide whether that
provision should be struck out Of the law.
THE CENSUS WORK.
Mr.. PETER moved to increase the item for the
census work of the division OF farms, homes
and mortgages from $4,000 to 100000.
Mr.. Hale opposed the amendment not be-
cause S10O, 900 would be too much, but because
he did not think that the House would agree to
more than $50, 900 and the Senate would be
fortunate if it got that.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
The amendment was rejected and then the
bill passed. 1t adds to the 5000, 900 deficiency
for the census, $4,000 for the division of
the item for subsistence Of the Sioux
from S1l5,5l4 to Sl43,9l4. And it adds
various small items for the Indian bureau,
the Treasury Department, the National Zoo
logical Park, the fish commission, the State
Department. the Department Of Justice. the
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and Notifications and for Senate investlga-
tions.
The Senate then took up the calendar and
passed several bills.
HOUSE.
Speaker Crisp was at his post Of duty this
morning, evidently none the worse for his
temporary indisposition.
On motion Of Mr.. Stump (Md) resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information relative to collec-
| tions and disbursements on account Of the ex-
penses OF regulating immigration at all
ports OF the United States from July !, 1889.
to December 81, 1891. Also for Q statement OF
expenditures on account of the immigrant
station at Ellis Island. Also for a statement of
the expenditures OF the appropriation made by
| the sundry civil act Of 1891 for the enforcement
OF the contract labor law.
TIE CRAIG-sTEwARr CASE.
Mr.. Brown Of Indiana from the committee
on elections, submitted a report on the con-
tested election case Of Craig against Stewart
| from the twenty-fourth congressional district
Of Pennsylvania. The report (Which finds in
favor Of contestant) was placed upon the calen-
| dar, and Mr.. Brown gave notice that he would
call it up for action on Tuesday next
TO ELECT sENAToRs BY THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Tucker VA from the comm;tt.. -,