The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
HEPBURN NOT IN THE HOUSE,.
No Aye and Nay Vote on the journal
Private Bills Passed.

ANl'1 VI AQhas was lOk III Ills Stdb III lIt
House to-day, and there was no vote by
yeas and nays upon the approval of the
journal of yesterdays proceedings 1t
did not go through the parliamentary
channel entirely without obstruction,
however. Mr.. Pickler, rep, of South
Dakota, interposed an objection to formal
approval, pending which he made a re-
quest for unanimous consent that the
first hour to-day after the call of the com
mittee for reports be given to the consid
GRAFTON of private pension bills reported
from the committee of the whole at Fri
day night sessions. This was agreed TO-
and then the journal was approved, Mr.
Picker Withdrawing his objection.
Under the order previously made an
hour, or so much as was necessary, was
then devoted TO the consideration of
private bills on the calendar, with a
favorable report from the committee
OF the whole But half an hour
was required to dispose of all
the bills of this class on the
calendar There were eighteen bills
passed granting or increasing
pensions one to repeal an act granting a
pension; one to remove the political disa-
blllties of Caleb Luse, q resident of Ala
buhd INO W CQTTtCb lulllldIy TttOIuS Dy
removing charges of desertion two pen
sion bills were laid on the table under ad-
verse reports; and one was laid on the
table after an explanation by Representa-.
tive Taylor, dem, of Indiana, that the
beneficiary, Rebecca Ristley, widow of
soldier of 1879, had died since the bill
was acted on in committee.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The House then went into a committee
of the whole on the private calendar.
Mr. Hatch, Of Missouri, was in the
chair. The bin that was pending when
the committee rose last Friday was called
up. This was the bill to restore to Ger
tain residents Of Tennessee the amounts
Of military tax assessed against them
by Gen. Sullivan, the total being about
3D., 600.
After some further discussion of the
Dill, by unanimous consent vote was
taken on the motion by MIR. StOrer, rep,
of OHIO, made last week, TO recommit the
bill with instructions to reduce the
amount to be paid the contributors, by
the sum heretofore appropriated by CON
gress on account of this cain about 81
500. This resulted: Ayes, SS; nays, 73.
No quorum having voted, the roll was
called, showing 2l0 memo present.
Another vote was taken by tellers, re-
sulting: Ayes, 9si nays, IS. So the bill
was recOmmitted.
CLAIM FOR SEIZED COTTON.
The next bill considered was one in IA
vor of the heirs Of DIR. Nathan Fletcher,
of Mississippi, directing the payment of
$4,000 for 32 bales of cotton seized in
1854 A colloquy occurred in the course
of the discussion on the bill, between
Messrs. Kilgore and Enloe. The former
said he should oppose the bill because he
desired general legislation, asproposed by
his colleague, MIR. Culberson. for as-distri-
button of the abandoned property fund
pro rata among claimants who succeed in
proving their right to an interest therein.
If these special bills are passed" said
Mr.. Kilgore, when congress passes such
a general bill the fund will have disap-
peared."
Can the gentleman from Texas tell us
when congress will pass such billl" in
quired MIR Enloe.
Il do not know that | can" answered
MIR. Kilgore, ''but know it will never be
as long as individual bills like this one
are passed"
RAP AT THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
''Well, want to say" responded Mr..
Enloe, that no such bill shall be passed
until there is an entirely different class
of representatives sent here representa-
tives who are willing to vote to pay the
honest and just debts of the government"
MIR. McNagny, dem, of Indiana, pro-
posed a substitute referring the matter to
the court of claims, with directions to in
vestigate the case and report it's findings
to congress. This was accepted by the
committee, and Mr. Goldzier, dem, of
Illinois, moved that the bill be laid aside
with favorable report.
A brief discussion followed which at
one time degenerated into an animated
conversation among several members di-
rectly in front of the clerks desk.
MIR. Enloe asked rec ognition, where
upon Chairman Hatch remarked: Three
gentlemen already have the floor; it is
impossible for the chair 10 give it to an
other.n
Without action on MIR Goldzier's mo-
tiOn, the committee rose.
In the House the recommendation of
the committee that the bill for the re-
lief of Mr.. johnson ct al. be recommitted
with instructions to the committee on
war claims, was ageed 10.
AT 5 o'clock the House took q recess
until 8 O'Clock, the evening session being
for the consideration Of private pension
and relief bills
Before the recess Mr. BYnum made an
unsuccessful attempt to secure an ad-
Iournment over Saturday.