Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-01
THE McGARRAHAN CLAIM AGAIN Up,
It is Discussed in the Senate With.
out Action.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Quick Work Done on Them i'm
the Senate.
SENATE.

| Adamson, United States consul general at
Panama, to accept an honorary medal from the
government of China. in recognition Of
| his services to Chinese subjects in that
| quarter, was reported by Mr.. Sherman (Ohio)
! from the committee on foreign relations and
passed. The Senate then. on motion of Mr..
sherman and with the consent of the demo-
cratic Senators, went into executive session.
The doors were reopened IN about half an
hour, and legislative business was proceeded
| with.
The post Office appropriation bill WAS re-
| ported and placed on the calendar.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL AGREED TO.
The conference report on the District OF
/ Columbia appropriation bill was taken up for
action.
After brief explanation of some points by
| Mr.. Allison Iowa) the report was agreed to.
conference was ordered on the naval ap-
preparation bill, and Messrs. Hale (Maine>,
Allison Qowa) and German (Md.) were APP
| pointed conferees on the part of the Senate.
THE M'GARRAHAN BILL.
| Mr.. Teller (Col) asked unanimous consent
to take up for consideration the McGarrahan
bill.
! Mr. Morrill, (vt.) objected and said that the
| bill wonld certainly take more time than the
| Senate could now afford to give to any private
claim.
] NJ H. NE inoTeu 70 'ahe up tne Dill
| committee. from which the bill was re-
ported, said that although ne would
! d;sno.;a 'a pIeiolreu announcer way Oh
! tbs na,o,; ~, nc eonSuifeo IN
cnn-t ~ 80. ia =! suonilleo 10 the
Garr.baIs ,.nd si. c,ails zee question OF NC
| the supreme Court. the facts to be reported to
| Congress in case of any further claim for an
| Who'll tbat ,h.t IL. .no,. ne ,houeht. on the
| the mat.er md ;nSt 20 ,ha sn.. u-s VI
| The r,ot;on ~ toLa ~. ~ h;u III
yeas "a. NAYS sRassrs NAN was aS 1t,. 70
| proc.or Sharn,. S. .. -nofrii. ra'inef'
The bill being before the senate NJ ,to-r;,,
made an argument against it. declaring that
lne oinerence between the pending bill and the
t,ne .na' was vetoeo was the dInerehce between
fer amendments sntbo-;zinr tbs U ss1u
| emnjov cornnete,t counsaI "a W
| witnesses 70 the aronnt 81 500 aoo W pas ip'
lection to the hill, vas ,hst - ~ one on
| or more stock corpor.tiors forn,.a 49, ~ Nv"
| still perhaps an interest in The c,.;n, H.
mentioned the names of half a., -. ne
holders in one of them. Including that of Sem
| at0r Wilson of Iowa.
Mr, wilson Indignantly denied the suggestion
dire.tir ~ S; y, uao ever nho' any interest,"
claim Anv one no sid who os.ar,.a e.. on
had. uttered a nosi,iva snd nuouaI;fsd go
hood of the worst character.
Mr.. FELTON, GCai ! ravored tho hill h.r
question in his own min that ,bers I'm, alV
equities in the claim The hill would no s;nonIv
doing iustice To an honest man
Mr. Stewart CNev ! arcnad .o,;,s. Al. LII
going extensively into the b;storS - ,ha go 49,
Mr. Palme- I'm IL rera-r;pg 10 NJ Eo'.o,,
remark as 10 McGsrrahan ha,uo ., -.
man said that in yia,v Of ,ro az , aoeS'
tion in h,s iebaIs be ,,,,s, h. - honos, IL.
the great mass of his fellow-citizens.
While Mr. Palmer was still sreaL;r, tho ,r.-
SIDING o4fScar onronnca5 ,ba .xso;nn.; ~ ~
morning hour~the McGarrabs, h;,I Ios =, ' i,s
RIGHT of wav ' A''-Ns Ave
~. Ne" foRh BRIDGE BILL.
MIR. Hill (N ~, IN pursuance of the notice
given last evening" moved to proceed to the
consideration of the New Yor,, and Now J.rs.v
tide, 80 80. I'm 80
TaiInS a." "a oii, usclniAs 10 gran. Mr.
NJ 70 ioIeSo tnat motion unsu the
NJ 49,, 1rni " sa ue u,sSoseu Vi.
~" Ny IN. ICoi.J ueliahueo Tue yeas ana
naSs .S On Nr: hln motion. ihe vote was taken
DO tha h.;I,o Ia, 'D. u o-,e cas- 20 Lays
no.. -. .
rTh. ,,o.. g. .,.,-a.;..:
lit. -. .1, l...on oni was inine-
,on,rr..r;,,. "a s;.,. -, 80 10y 0,, oc'hs
- - NJ "',nou. iosi's us fisn.
Jiom: ... -. aiiienuteht .na' proSoxea
the tor, ~ sue o0n sor a,; ot' VI .ne oni
.no IN Vi Si'o,ooo 10Y speclal Iaclltles on
LYNN a,h t nhe
III, "ai ifia.) opposed the amendment, but
ma, my " s.Ihe ou' Oh the paragraph the
Sn.;n,fdr eS1n iIS lhe route as beng from
OPP Mass.. wa New YORK and Washing
49, W a.. ia anu View or!eans' ana also to
s.iano ~. .ne pro'Ieo that no part OF the
Hpp ,p.r'p .".'n snaii Se expended unless the
postmaster General Shall deem such expeudi-
.sts Necessary IA oraer 70 promote the interest
sending the fast mail nv the Tsn,na IT, owl VI
Senator's Gordon CGa.0. Hinton ana D.n;s,
va who argued in favor OF retaining the
paragraph as it came from the House.
Mr. uorman Nd, a member OF the commit
cranb becsrsa IL at,s Uppossa =. .9e house para
line by which the fast msil mas 70 <. oa--;a I'
That was an innoyation to no denracat.S M.
matter sho,ld he Iefs 70 S;Sc-at!o, 20 81. p ne
m,ster Gepsr., VI Sne os'-
psndin~ d. s;s.,o
ordered on .Se aericn,snraa an .on.elsnce was
and Senators Allison Cniinr, ~ ,s Eam N oii'
nointed confaraes ~, 49,, ,,nr. ~ .S u ~e.e up
- ~ POI VI VIC "en"'e'
THE sUNDRY CIVIL CONFERENCE.
The discussion on the pos: Office appropria-
ton bill was continued by Messrs. White LA.
CnI,om 0,iA Gorm.n cMa\ un.,.- 1S
Villas wis Pasco and C.u /p,. :, -
again interrupted in order to have The confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropriation