Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-20
URGENT DEFICIENCY.
The Bill Passed by the House This
Morning.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. Voorhees, Introduces an Amend
ment to the Rules.
A CLoTURE PROPOSITION.

The Speaker laid before the House a COM
munication from the Attorney General CIV
Ing Information relative to the Union Pa
cihc railroad. Referred.
Mr.. Sayers Tex) from the committee on
appropriations reported an urgent def
cheney bill and 1t was passed 1t appro-
PIRATES sl27.50o for the pay Of janitors and
costodians in the Treasury Department:
ana Goo.oOo to enable the clerk of the House
TO pay the clerks of members, and S10,0 900 for
the repair Of the reform school In the Dis
trict of Columbia
On motion of Mr.. Mallory Fla.) joint
resolution was passed providing for the re-
porting, marking and removal Of de-elicts
In the North Atlantic ocean.
In the consideration morning hour. Mr..
wheeler (Ala-) called up the bill reported
from the committee on territories, requir-
mg railroad companies operating lines
through the Cherokee outlet to locate and
maintain stations at the town site laid out
by the Interior Department
Mr.. Simpson Against the Railroads.
Mr.. Simpson Ckan) vigorously advocated
the passage OF the BILL demanding that the
arrogant assumptions OF the railroad COM
panies De rebuked. He said he was sur
pr1sed at the position taken by the gentle
man from Kansas. who wanted to postpone
action on this bill until he could telegraph
back to the railroads to know II II were
sausfactory to them He appeared here
said Mr. simpson. as attorney for the Santa
Fe and Rock Island Companies, which COL
onlzed 7.O0 negroes In his (Simpson's) dis
trict and maintained them there six months
In order to defeat his election for having
opposed them In Congress.
MI. Curtis (Kan) asked If the gentleman
referred to him as representing the rail-
roads.
Mr.. Simpson said he did. for the reason
that the gentleman had told him that he
wanted to telegraph home.
Mr.. Curtis made some denial that could
not be heard, to which Mr.. Simpson re-
torted: To whom did you want to teie-
graph. II not to the railroad companies?'
said that Delegate Flynn had three times
made the assertion that this administra-
ton had reversed decision Of the last ad-
mnistsation "a on,d upon this question The fact
made no ruling, and that therefore none
was reversed by this administration.
Mr.. Flynn: Is 1t not a fact that the law
officers of the department who came over
from the last administration advised Secre-
tary Smith to sign an order prohibiting Ind
fans from ceding their lands to the railroad
companies for station purposes?
Mr.. McRae: I have no information as to
who was brought over from the last ad-
ministration. but I am free to say that 1t
was wrong to permit any officers to hold
any one I am not here to apologize for
them.
The bin was passed.
The McGarrahan Claim.
Representative Pendleton CIV. va). from
the committee on private land claims, called
up the bill to submit the claim of VIM. Nc
Garrahan to the Rancho Panoche Grande
to the court Of private land claims for con-
sideration and finding. and moved that the
House resolve itself into committee Of the
whole upon II. division demonstrated
the lack Of a quorum. and tellers were ap-
pointed. Before quorum appeared the
hour expired. and the bill went over.
Worlds Fair Goods on Exhibition.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union and Mr.
Bynum Qnd) called up the Joint resolu-
tion to remit half the duty on goods exhibi-
ted In the worlds fair and sold by the ex-
ffbttors.
Mr.. Dingley CMe) raised the point of or
der that the bill was not one to raise reve-
nue., and therefore not in order.
-he chairman. Mr.. Dockery (Mo.). ruled.
while admitting that he was not entirely
clear about the matter, that the bill was in
order.
MIR. Bynum presented a statement from
the collector OF customs at Chicago show
Ing that in his opinion the value of goods
on exhibition which might be sold
would not exceed four or five millions of
dollars. upon which the duty would amount
TO about half that sum. Mr.. Bynum said
that to meet an objection urged aginst the
bill he would ask that the bill be amended
SO as to make its provisions apply only to
goods sold subsequent to the passage there
Of This was intended, he explained to
give the purchaser of the goods the benefit
OF the reduction Of duty. He explained that
TINS was the nrst time such q reduction of
duty had been proposed in this countrv.
The statement was incorrect that similar
legislation was enacted for the benefit OF
exhibitors Mt the centennial In Philadelphia
In lS7S.
Nj. Dtngley's Opposition.
Mr.. Dingley opposed the bill on the
grounds that the government could not af
ford to give away the revenue involved. and
that the principle was q dangerous one to
establish a. q precedent. II rebate Is grant
ed now. 1t must be In the future Mr.. Ding
ley stated that never before in the history
OF al great expositions had II been suggest
cd that duties should be rebated or reduced
Vienna. who sold their goods. paid the same
outies a. other persons who sold the same
goods.
THE SENATE.
The fourth installment or Tuesdays lesis-
iauve day began at 10 g. m. today. and in
about q quarter of an hour afterward the
presence OF q quorum was ascertained and
business went on.
Mr Morgan Ala) introduced by requestl
. Dill to facilitate the collection of the debts
Of the aided Pacific railroad companies To
the government Referred
To Amend the Rules.
Mr. voorhees, Qnd) offered a resolution IN
amend the rules. saying that 1t was practi
csuy the proposition heretofore presented
by Mr.. Hill CN.Y)- 1t went over till tomor-
row. 1t provides that whenever a bill or