The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23
NOT MUCH DONE.
hut the House Talk d a Lot About Bills
and the Like.

hut the House Talk Lot About Bills
aud the Like.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-When the
speaker called the house to order at IL
o'clock less than so members were pres
ent.
On motion of Bynum the senate joint
resolution was adopted, extending to
Mexico the thanks of congress for the
high honors paid Isaac p. Gray, late United
States minister.
Martin of Indiana, chairman of the
committee on invalid pensions, asked
unanimous consent to extend the evening
session (o-night) for consideration of
private pension bills to II o'clock. Jones
of Virginia objected.
The house then went into committee of
the whole for tho consideration of the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
When the paragraphs relating to the 1lth
census was reached, Mr.. Hepburn wanted
to know when the reports of the last
census were to be published. Five years
had elapsed. he said. and yet but two of
the &c volumes had reached the public.
Breckenridge replied that all the ma
terial would be in the hands of the printers
by March 1. and the volumes would be
published thereafter as rapidly as pos
sible.
Livingston, demcrat, of Georgia moved
to strike out the appropriation OF $4,000
for United StaIes marshal fees. Ii pre-
cipitated some discussion.
Boatner criticized the appropriation on
the ground that no specific statement of
these fees had been furnished.
Cannon, republican of Illinois, defended
the appropriation. A large portion of the
sum was to pay deputy marshals who were
in charge of the riots a year ago. The
amount of these fees could only be esti-
mated, for, he said, vouchers were not
transmitted to the department of justice
until they were paid.
On motion of Mr.. Boatner, a provision
was added TO the paragraph requiring the
attorney general to report to congress a
ist of the persons TO whom this money
should be paid and the amounts paid
each. Gradually the discussion drifted
into the question of the government taxi
ing hand in the suppression of the
strike.
Henderson. republica n, of Iowa. called
attention to the resolution passed by con-
gress after the president had sent troops
TO Chicago, commencing his action. The
government, said he, must afford protec-
ton TO interstate commerce, and il must
glad" said he. ITO live in a country where
the executive meets his duty, as Mr.. Cleve-
land did. manfulIy and courageously, md
where congress with one voice endorsed
his action. The storm has now blown
over" he continued, "and the men who
took their lives IN their hands, who re-
sponded to the call of the law and helped
TO execute it, should have their pay. Now.
when the trouble is passed, can We afford
to haggle and growl about paying them
their due?"
Liv ngstone argued that it was not
question Of refusing to pay the honest OBJ
legations of the government, but claimed
that much of this appropriation would go
illegally TO deputy marshals, who we're
illegally engaged in protecting private
property which should have been pro-
tected at the expense of the city of Chi
cago. Livingstone finally withdrew his
motion to strike out the appropriation.
The amendment 10 pay the widow of
Thomas Mccoy of ST. Paul, the late con-
sui general at Liberia, 5000 was agreed
10. Without completing the con sidera-
ton of the bill tine committee rose. At
O'Clock the house took a recess until
o'clock, to-night's session TO be devoted
10 the consideration of private pension
bills.