The record-union., 1895-01-19
D0INGS IN CONGRESS.
THE SENATE PASSES THE ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL.
General Schofield's Rank Advanced to
That of Lieutenant-Genera
House Proceedings.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Senate to-
day passed the army appropriation bill,
carrying So, 000, ,000 and the bill, in effect,
advances General Schofield, in command
of the army, to the rank of Lieutenant
General, held by Generals Sherman and
Sheridan.
Aside from this the day was given to
debate on the Nicaragua Canal bill. Nor
gan, in charge of the measure, sought to
fix a time for bringing the question to a
vote, but without success, and the tedious
discussion goes on, with little prospect of
a speedy vote.
Gallery (Dem.) of Louisiana presented
new phase of the subject by Offering q
resolution, urging new treaty with
Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the cession
OF canal route entirely under the juris-
dlctlon of the United States.
AT > o'clock the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-In the House
| the Senate bill granting to the Gila VAL
| ley Railroad Company a right of wav
through the San Carlos Indian Reserya-
ton was passed.
At l:4O P. NJ. consideration of the Indian
bill was resumed.
Picker charged that it was unfair to
proceed with the consideration of the
bill to-day, as members interested had
left the House, believing that the remaiu-
Ger OF the day would be used by the Dis
! trlct Committee. He inaugurated a tili-
| buster which resulted in a call of the
House. and continued his filibustering
movement for two hours, but finally
yielded.
Weadock (Dem.) of Michigan offered
an amendment TO the proviso that only
| 81 per cent. OF the Indian school appro-
prlatlon should go to the contract schools,
and providing for a 20 per cent. reduction
each year thereafter until the discontinue
ance OF contract schools, so as TO further
provide that lin making such contracts
preference shall be given to such schools
as have given satisfaction in the past and
now have contracts with the Indian Bu-
reau and desire to renew them."
The whole proposition relative to In
dian schools by arrangement was al
lowed to go over.
Grosvenor (Rep.) of Ohio at this point
took advantage of the latitude allowed in
debate to call attention to an incident
that occurred In his district in the late
campaign relative to the misrepresenta-
ton OF his position on Indian schools
| made in circular sent out from this citv
by Green Clay Smith and by the PeOpLe's
Voice, an A. T. A. paper, published at
SOlullDGS, oulO Inc latter paper had
| commented on his course as antaponistic
to the a. Z. A, which was American
ism," and had declared that ''if his oppo-
nent was not a Cardinal with red hat he
should be elected" Grosvenor de-
| nounced the Misrepresentation. and then
won round OF applause by saying that,
| although he came from Puritan New
England stock, who had been Protestants
since 1854, they had always opposed COM
| binations of church and State and bod
never been so bard pressed that he was
| forced to make war on any living being
because he did or did not make certain
religious professions. 'If the time ever
comes" said he. when l must make
war to be popular or to be successful, |
will go out of politics of my own mo-
| ton"
Withou. further action the committee
rose, and at 4:20 the House took a recess
until O'Clock in the evening, to be de-
voted, under the rules, to the considera-
ton of private pension bills.