Evening star., 1894-03-20
THE HOT 81.

At their request Mr. Catchinss CIiss)
and Nr. Beltzhoover (Pa.) were relieved
from further service on ;he Pacific railroad
committee and Mr.. Taylor Und.) from the
committee Oh pensions.
The Speaker announced the appointment
Of Alr. Taylor as member OF the river
and narbor committee.
The House after the call OF committees
TO- reports went into committee of the
whole and the consideration vi the sundry
civil bill was resumed. The pending ques-
ton was Mr.. Blacks point Of order against
two clauses in the paragraph relating TO
soldiers' homes. requiring the disbursinS
officers of the home to give bond and make
an accounting to the Treasury Department.
and requiring the board Of managers to
make annual reports to the Secretary CT
War
Mr.. Simpson CKan.). speaking TO the gen.
eral merits Of the questi n, detailed the
corrupt state Of affairs ulea-thed 1T the
LeavenwOrth Soldiers Home. He was not
convinced that the policy Of placing the
homes under the War Department was Il
good one. but he argued that an investiga-
ton into the general affairs CT the homes
should be made
The Sale of Liquor.
Mr.. Black QLJ replied TO some Of the
remarks made yesterday in connection
with this matter. With reference TO the
criticism upon the fact that liquor was sold
under the authorization of the board of
managers at the homes he defended the
action Of the board Fifty years Of appe
tite. he said, could not be broken. and the
establishment of beer halls. which corre-
spOnde1 to the canteen system of the regu-
lar army. had been deemed both wise and
humane.
Mr. Sayers. chairman of the committee
defended the changes proposed by the bill
in int Of mt Ia
menI of the accounts and of an orderly
system Of auditing the expenditures OF
public money.
The chair then sustained the point of
order, and the two paragraphs were strick-
en- from the bill This disposed of the last
paragraph Of the bill. but by an arrange
ment agreed upon yesterday. several mem
bers were permitted to submit general re-
marks on various subjects.
The Timber Culture Amendment.
Mr. Hartman CNontD and HIr. McClcary
Ci;CnJ proceeded to Criticise the amend
meEt to the appropriation FOR the general
ll-4 Office adopted at the instigation Cf
1,r. Holman. which amended the timber
culture aEi presumption act Of 1891. Mr.
Hartman sail that while he did not desire
To reject upon Mr.. Holman, he knew he
had been Imposed upon. The. amendment
was an outrage and would -ive UuScrupG-
lous men al opportunity TO tAckmail set
tiers Who had purchased land under that
act in good faith.
Mr.. Latimer IS D. defended the amend
ment. which. ne said. was designed to give
relief TO settlers c0ntesJing ladI cases un-
der the act Of 1891, passed il the dying
hours of the Fifty-first Congr ess
He charged that the provision of the acts
sought to be corrected by this amendment
was misunderstood and that five or six con-
ferees on the bill had no idea of the con-
struction which was TO be put upon IL.
To Detect Moozskiners.
Mr.. Henderson NO opposed :he propo-
sition to appropriate $4,000 for tre detec-
ton and punishment Of violato-s Of the in
ternal revenue laws. The appropriation was
10 be used principally in North Carolina to
bribe informers. ami there VAS no Justifica-
tiOn for it,
viii the gentleman tell me- asked Mr.
Sayers. why it is with a AK of ninety
cents upon il whisky is sold in NOrtl Caro-
lima for Sl.1J 4 gallOn2'
That's a much as it brings any where
else in the country" Q2ushterD