The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03

lamaton q Lincoln. which "a 'f breathed the
tarianIsm, and fnlfIl t the III implied promise
that institutions of learning and religion
nIs,,se areeted General sickless appea The
bill was passed without division.
The general deficiency bin was sent 70
conference. Messrs. Breckinridge. Sayers
and Cannon were appointed conferees on
the part of the House.
port of the agricultural bill. showing full
agreement on all disputed points The re-
port was agreed to.
THE DECIMAL SYSTEM.
On motion of Mr.. Bland. resolution was
adopted, designating the Secretary of the
Treasury. superintendent of the coast and
geodetic survey, and the director of the
mint as a commission to investigate and
report to the next Congress the advisabilty
of the adoption of the decimal system.
Mr.. Latimer was recognized to move the
passage, under suspension of the rules, of
a bill to pay Newberry College. S. G., $780,
600 for injuries received by it during the
war. Mr.. bartlett demanded q second. a a
second offered. but after some debate
the bill was defeated on rising vote
Mr.. Wise then offered resolution direct
ing the Sergeant-at-arms to pay TO melt,
bers the amount of their salaries withheld
on account of absence Under an old statute
Congress- members were required TO certify
to their presence in the House ana their
salaries for such days as they We're a ,hn,,
selves or families were withheld Mr..
Dearmond demanded second. which was
Mr.. Wise said he would not have offered
the resolution if the law had been lairiy
executed. Deductions had been made from
the salaries of but few members. The
vast majority had refused to certify their
absence under a law that had been In force
Mr. Dearmond in opposition to the reso-
luton. called attention of members 70 the
fact that the House had already decided by
a yea and nay vote that Section 40 of the
Revised Statutes was in force. he taunteu
members With trying to backslide, t,ca IL. is
during the closing hours of a dying Con-
gress to make ample provision for its MEM
Mr. Bynum and Mr. Boatner opposed the
The result of the vote was 14S to "a, four
teen answering present but not voting.
The Speaker decided that two-thirds of
those present had not voted for the resolu-
tion and declared it lost.
Mr.. Holman presented the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation BILL show
g to and se s Sent to furer
ference. At o'clock the House took re-
cess until s o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At O'Clock, when the House reconvened,
the galleries were crowded with visitors,
and the scene on the floor was an ami
mated one. Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the
committee appropriations, presented the
conference report the sundry civil APP
preparation bills. In explanation of the re-
port Mr.. Savers said the Senate had added
$9,972,OOO to the bill as it passed the House.
OF this amount the Senate had receded
from $166l,391 and the House agreed to ST.
473.0OO. leaving about IS, 800, 600 still in dis
pute. Among the provisions to which the
House refused to yield were the Senate
provision for the retirement of the rev.
e emu COO marine officers, the appropriation of
Site Of the ne Blaine Raren residene e the
so,0o0,0oo for the sugar bounties.
Senate provision for the investigation and
survey OF the Nicaragua canal route, $121 900
for the purchase of additional ground for
amendment providing for a b.metallic con-
ference: The report was agreed to.
Mr. Savers then asked the House to fur
Their insist on it's disagreement to the
amendments specified. After some little
skirmishing this action was taken in the
the Blaine. site. The amendment relating
to, the retirement of the revenue marine
istic speech from Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, who defeated bills for a similar pur-
pose on two previous occasions. He in
sisted that to retire the officers of the rev.
enue cutter service would be the first step
in the direction Of establishing a civil PEN
plea in favor of agreement to the amend
ment 1t was finally decided that the House
should insist on its disagreement to that
portion of the amendment relating to the
retirement of revenue marine officers and
agree to the provisions for a revenue cut
ssSo oSr service on the Pacific coast to cost
The House receded from it's disagreement
600 to the victims of the Ford Theater dis
aster. The great contest came on the Sem
ate amendment appropriating IS, 100000 for
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895. :Ir. Robert
SON moved that the House recede from its
disagreement to this amendment.
Mr. BeCkner argued the Justice of the
proposition to pay the sugar bounty for this
year, on the ground that the government
should keep faith with the sugar planters
who had planted their crop with the govern
ment's promise of bounty in view.
Mr.. Grout supported Mr. Robertson's mo-
ton In the interest of the maple sugar pro-
ducers of New England.
Mr. Dockery interrupted the discussion of
the bounty provision to present the confer
enee report on the legislative appropriation
bill Ga full agreemenD, and, without debate,
it was agreed to.
TARSNEY AGAINST BouN1IEs.
Mr.. Tarsney opposed the payment of the
sugar bounty. He denied that there was an
equity in the claim. They had the notice of
the Democratic platform of 1892 that the
bounty was to be repealed and on Feb 2,
1892 the House. by overwhelming vote,
gave notice that the bounty was to go. Mr..
Tarsney reviewed the fight made by the
J Sugar Trust in the Senate. For five months
| it had held up the tariff bill, and had finally
| forced an ad valorem duty of 40 per cent. on
raw and .differential on refined sugar.
..And yet" he said, 'they talk about equity.
Let them give back the 40 per cent. which Is
! to continue indefinitely before they plead
| the equity of their claim
Mr. Boatner rehearsed the history of the
bounty which by law was to continue for
/ fifteen years, and Indignantly declared that
| the failure OF Congress to vote the bounty,
at least for this year, meant reputation.
Mr.. Williams, in opposition, insisted that
| the payment was no better than dona-
| ton, to which merchants who held goods
| on which the tariff was reduced by the act
| of 1894 were as much entitled as the sugar
| planters
Mr.. Cultivate spoke OF the bounty as a
bride to win Louisiana from her ancient
political alliance.
At this point the conference report on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
reported and adopted. The Senate had add
| ed amendments amounting to $750,354 of
which 1881, 8O8 was dropped in conference, so
| that the bill carried S., 745 643.
| Proceeding, Mr.. Cultivate said, amid a
burst of Republican applause, that If the
! sugar bounty was to be paid the wool grow
! ers should be paid an indemnity for the loss
| of the tariff on wool and the manufacturers
| for the reductions on their products.
/ Mr.. Wilson, in support of the payment OF
| nate that this question came before the
| House as an independent proposition instead
| of being made one of the legitimate compro-