The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-02

! civil appropriation Dill. Inc committees rOse
after making some progress OH the bill, and the
| House adjourned.
FRIDAY, JAN. 81.
! In the Senate. Immediately after prayer by
/ the Chaplain. Mr.. Hale arose and announced
| the death of Hon. James q. Blaine, and paid
tribute to his lfe character, and services to the
country, concluding by saying that nOtwith.
standing the fact that he was private citizen
at the time of his death, the Senate should ad-
| iourn
Mr. Cock rel said that in view of the very
sad event that has just occurred under the
shadow Of our Nations Capitol, and az a fur
! Their mark of respect to the memory of the
! illustriousi dead, move that the Senate do now
| adjourn.esThe motion unanimously agreed
to, and the Senate at once adjourned
After the approval of the Journal of yester
day the Speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President transmitting the third
regular report of the Worlds Columbian Com
mission aud the report of the President of the
| Board of Lady Managers, with accompanying
| papers.
/ The Speaker also laid before the House n
! letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
| transmitting an estimate for the investigation
of pension cases, submitted by tho Secretary OF
| the Interior, which was referred to the Com
| IN ittee on Appropriations.
| Mr.. Mutchler Pa. D., from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported the pension appro-
| priatiOu bill, which was referred to the Com
mittee OF the Whole and ordered printed.
Several private bills were taken up and
| passed.
Mr.. Miliken ME-. r. announced the death
of Hon. James G. Blaine in few fitting re-
marks, and Mr.. Holman lind, d. paid trib-
ute to his memory, at the conclusion of which
he moved an immediate adjournment rs a
further mark Of respect to the memory of the
illustrious deceased. which was unanimously
rt,l Mi, Cd
SATURDAY, JAN. %.
Mr.. Faulkner presented the credentials OF
Johnson N. Camden, elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Senator Kenna, in the
term ending March 3, 1895, which were placed
on file. Senator Faulkner subsequently pre-
sented himself at the bar OF the Senate and
! took the oath of office.
A few bills were offered and referred to various
committees, and several private measures were
passed, after which the Senate went into Execu-
tive session. After three hours and 40 min
utes spent in Executive session, the doors were
opened, and tho Senate adjourned to meet at
o'clock p. IN. on Monday.
In the House. Mr.. McMillin Tenn, d. J, from
the Committee on Rules, reported substitute
for resolution offered by Mr.. Burrows Mich,
r., to investigate the whisky trust, which was
agreed to.
A resolution was also passed to inyesti gate
the Panama Canal Company
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole OH the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After making considerable head way on the bill
the Committee rose without reaching a con-
clusoD. the hour having arrived for euIogies
on the late Representative Eli +. Stack house, of
the Sixth South Carolina District.
Eulogies were delivered by Mr. McLaurin,
Is. C., D., Mr.. Lanham Tex, d., Mr.. Davis
Kan. Populist) Mr.. Lewis Miss, d., Mr..
Shell g. c., d., Mr. Watson ga. d. aud Mr..
Cate ARK, D., after which the House adj
journed as a further mark of respect to the
memory of the dead Representative.
MONDAY, JAN. 80.
The Senate met at o'clock p. m. resoIu-
ton was introduced by Mr. Harris calling on
the Chief of Engineers of the Army as to
whether there has been used, or is proposed to
be used, any building material from any for
eign country in tho construction Of the Ii
brary, and if such material is being or is pro-
posed to be used. what are the reasons for such
importations The resolution was modified
and passed.
Mr.. Chandler introduced resolution re-
questing the President to enter into negotia-
tons with the presefff Provisional Government
of the late Kingdom Of Hawaii for the add
mission OF the islands as Territory Of the
United States. and TO lay any convention which
he may make before Congress for ratification
by legislation.
Mr.. White objected to the present considera-
ton of the resolution. and it went over
The anti-option bill was then taken up and
Mr. White addressed the Senate at length in
opposition to the measure No conclusion was
reached on the bill, which went over without
action and the Senate a j0urned.
The House met at 2 o'clock p bill to
refer the claim of Mrs. Fremont, widow of the
late Gen. John G. Fremont. to the Court of
Claims for adjudication, was taken up and
passed.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was then
taken up for consideration in the Committee of
the Whole. The clause repeating the present
law furnishing artificial limbs and apparatus,
or Communication therefor, and necessary trans
portation every three, and the old law placing
the period every five years. substituted there
for; and appropriating $4,000 for the purpose
Of carrying out the provisions Of the act. is
recommended by the committee. long dis
cussion ensued over the clause, Mr.. Cogswell
Mass, K moving to insert S650,000 for $751;
600. Mr.. CogSweil made strong argument
in support of his amendment, which was OPP
posed by Mr. Cultivate TO-, d. who intro
duced the testimony given by DIR. Perley. OF
the Surgeon Generals Office (which was pub
iished in our columns some weeks ago., In
which he stated that there was no necessity for
the change from five to three years, as the
limbs furnished by the Government would last
more than five years: also the statement to the
same effect made by COL Answorth, Chief of
the Record and Pension Division of the War
Department
Mr.. Bingham pa RI introduced the testi.
mony given by the Manned Soldiers League of
the United States in opposition to the proposed
return to the old law OF five years. and made
strong argument in opposition to the change
proposed by the committee, and in favor OF the
amendment proposed by Gen. CogsweI.
Mr.. ONeil Mass, d. argued in favor of the
committees action. He said that when the
time came to consider the pension appropria-
ton bill he would show. if he was able, what
people are improperly drawing PENSIONS which
he proposed to cut off from the pension rolls
Mr.. Pickl IS. d., 4. wanted to know if he
Mr.. O'Neill. Yes, and the widows also;
because when men went to and served
soldiers from 1861 to 1865, do not believe any
promise was made by anybody to take care of
the women they married 20 years after the
war" Applause on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Picker. Then | understand that the
gentleman's position is that in the interest of
economy he wants to begin on the widows and
cripples?"
Mr. Pickler moved to strike out the word
five and insert three years
Mr.. Smith Ill, r. thought if they wanted
to economize there were other places in the bill
where reductions might be made without in
turing those they were now seeking TO benefit.
He did believe that there was man in the