The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-21
BLESSED THB RED CROSS
Chaplain Of the House Prays for
Miss Barton's Cause.
ord Called to the Attention
OF Members.

In his opening prayer Chaplain Couden
of the House today invoked the blessing
| of God upon Miss Barton, president Of the
Red Cross Society, and her party in their
| trip to Turkey.
A joint RESPONSIVENESS reported from the
Committee on Printing by Mr.. Perkins to
give the Department OF State twenty copies
OF each Senate and House document. After
some debate theiresSut1on was agreed To.
Mr.. Catron, from the Committee ON Ter
ritorles, reported a bill to affirm The acts
passed by the legislature or New Mexico,
authorizing the Issue Of bonds for GER
tain purposes. . ~
An accompanying report states that the
issues make total bonded indebtedness OF
the Territory about So, O0V,t0o less than
1-2 per cent OF the total assessed valua-
ton OF the Territory The bill was passed.
resolution Of inquiry reported Irum
the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce by Mr.. Bennett was agreed 10,
directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to inform the House W neither or not, in his
opinion, the regulations for the safety OF
the public in ocean travel are adequate. ard
If SO, whether or not those regulations are
being carried out.
The resolution was prefaced by state
ment that pr bic prints charged That many
ocean vessels were permitted to sail
rum Cuttcu states pOftS Win itiutqudtt
and Imperfect life-bo1t equipments.
MIR. Richardson called attention 10 per-
version o. Tue coIui.ius Vi tLc LUh-,i ,aa.--.s.i
Record by the Insertion in tGdly's issue
or twenty-three columns of matter which
accompanied the report made to the House
yesterday by Secretary Oiney upon the
resolution or inquiry relating to Ambassa-
dor Bayard's speeches at Edinburgh aud
Boston, England.
The Speaker having been informed that
the matter appeared through mistake
OF the Government Printer stated that IL
would De excluded from the permanent
record An effort was made by Messrs.
Turner and McRae 10 secure the retention
or the papers, but IL failed on objection.
A resolution OF inquiry reported from the
Committee on Public buildings and
Grounds by Mr.. Hilborn was agreed 10,
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treasury
for the reasons FOR The delay in the Con-
straction or the San Francisco pcsioffice
building, authorized by the act OF 1898.
Mr.. Crisp asked what had become of the
unfinished business, the report OF the
Committee on Rules.
Speaker Reed stated that all the proposed
amendments save one had been agreed 10
and were in force.
Mr.. Crisp said that the report, as a whole,
had not been disposed of, and yet House
officials were enforcing the changes rec
by the committee.
1t was not proper to proceed in that man.
ner. he said He had intended at the proper
time to offer substitute for the whole code
of rules.
Mr.. Dalzell stated that it was the intention
of the Committee on Rules to hold a meet
ing shortly and complete their considera ton
OF the one amendment remaining Undisposed
OF. The House. he said, was not suffering
from the present condition Of affairs, aud
when the committee made its report the
from Georgia Crisp would have
all opportunity to offer his proposed substi-
tute. 4
The House then on motion OF Mr.. Cannon,
Rep, OF Illinois. went into Committee OF
the Whole. Mr.. Payne, Rep. OF New York. |
In the chair, to consider the urgent def |
cheney bill.