The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-11
RESOLUTIONS ON TIE MAVERICK CASE.
but RcIents Referred to judiciary
Committee-IDdian ApproPria-
tiOu Bill Discussed.

| ntr the lNc-mlnutc rule for Amendment.
| The objection OF several OF those - no
spoke to-day was not 10 the principal of
| the Bill. but 10 tie extent Of taxation
sought To DE imposed. Efforts w.i be
made TO reduce tnc rate Of tax and the
schedule OF Licenses. and if this be ace
complisAcd the opposition To the Dil VIII
! be apparently comparatively feeble.
Saturday, April loth. at O'Clock. was
! set apart for tho delivery of cIlOgies
| upon The late Representative CossweA, OF
| the Sixth district Ol Massachusetts.
COAST DkFLNCL.
Tie appropriation bid for fOrtIicati0ns
! ana coast oclcuccs Tor tn" year ending
! Juno 30 1891, was reported by A4r
! 1iaincs tkepJ, OF Nebraska, and placed
| on the calendar
| The measure as aGrccd TO recommends
| specific appropriations amounting TO
! $'.ui2,o5i, and in addition gives authority
| 10 tne Secretary OF War % make cou-
| tracts involving thc further expenditures
OF SJ,5i2216, under the engineer and ORD
| nance departments. making tuta t@ptil-
| dlture authorized by the bill Of SIl@-4 ,bli.
| The aggregate amount appropriated and
| authorized ly contract under eaeA ma
| uonA subdivision OF tle Dill follows:
| Gun and mortar batteries. $J.20oOuO,
| sites for icfulcations. S-J0.uuO. preserNa-
I Ion and repair OF f0ruhcati0n, $4,000,
| plans Tor iJrIacatlons. $1,000. sea- walls
| ana ombankmcnts SlI9,J. tOlpeiOcs Tor
harbQr dcfences. 500 coo. armament OF
lDl iliIta tlN4lsf fHftt-,ifr IlufliNn Hl tA4A'
Sandy Hook. y. j.. x3S,OJD, Water town
arsenal. Massachusetts, SIX. 500. Water
| viiet arsenal. New York. S3.luj; Penecia
arsenal. California $500. Ordnance and
| FOwincation Board SiOO,0Ooi Fortress
Monroe sewerage system $3.50
THE REPORT.
The report accompanying the bin states
that during the Forty-ninth Congress
40 appropriations were male on account
of fOrtiucations. their maintenance, or
armament. and for the twelve fiscal
years, 1870 10 1856. inclusive, the agprO-
puati0n by Congress on this account
averaged only $4,000 per annum, aud
only S463 500 per annum for the fourteen
years, Including 1881 and 1855. Tor two
latter fiscal years no specific appropria-
ti0ns were made, as stated.
The bill reported to-day contains ap-
preparations in continuance OF tee policy
adopted by the Fifr.cth. Fifty-hrst. fifty-
second. and Fifty-third Congresses The
appropriations fer the eight fiscal years,
1889 10 1896 aggregated S224s0, 224. or am
average OF S2,S11.12s ner anuum.
a number of local and private bills
We're passed, and then. at . O'Clock, the
House took recess under the rules until
: O'Clock. the evening session 20 De for the
consideration Of private pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of the House was
marked 10y a sight outbreak in the Re-
publican ranks against the policy or In
creasing the pension of widows OF gem
eral officers. Several such bills had been
acted upon by the House in committee of
the whole and when the last one came
up, Mr.. Mccall Rep), Of Tennessee, said
that if that policy was 10 bee continued,
while widows Of private soldiers could
get no such consideration, he for one,
did not propose to attend any more Fri
day night sessions.
During the evening nine buls were act
cd upon iu committee of the whole, and
three of them We're passed i'm the House
before the house Of 1890 caused an adj
journment.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON. d. c., April l0-Mr.
Call asked the chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee whether tnat committee had
made any progress IN the consideration
Of The matter heretofore referred 10 70.
as TO the legislation necessary TO restrain
United States courts in cases of contempt
lie made the inquiry, he said. AT the
request of Eugene Y. Dcbs and the Lead
ers of the labor movement IN the Ihl1el
States.
Committee. stated in reply that the mat
ter had been referred TO senator hiA
OemD OF New York. as suO-cOInmil-
tee. who had undertaken TO make a
careful collection Of the laws on lhe |
subject and 10 prepare measure lor
the committee. A carefuly-prtpdred Deli /
on the subject had been introduced yes |
terday by another member Of the SOM |
mittcc Mr. ThurstOn The matter, theFc-
fore had not been overlooked The COM |
mittce was dealing with 30 as rapidly as |
the nature of the case admitted. How |
soon the matter would De ripe for "a re- !
port by the committee was q question |
which ought 10 hc addressed TO the scn- |
N..srs o.
MRS. MAYBRlCK's CASE.
A joint resolution was introduced by Mr. |
Can ln reference 70 tLe -mGglsonmeAt o. |
Alrs. Maybrick in England. II declares |
mad "the people OF lle United States |
symDatnlze with Alrs. Mayorck ln her /
suffering under sentence or nle lm-
nr.sonmtnt al hard labor that 'thcy !
aimosf universally believe iu her inuo-
eence:' mat she was unfairly convicted
before a presiding judge, whose nafsl
rulings were caused by q ocmented mind,
almost bOrderns on insanity. Ana .
REQUESTS the President OF the United
States to commuAicate tAe lcao.-'."A 10
Tho Government Of Great Britain.
As soon as The resolution Was read -ll.
sherman. chairman or the committee oA
oreign Relations, rose ana said with
every appearance Of annOyancel. Let
that Joint resolution be- laid on the table.
In ought not 90 be introduced hap
Dened 10 be In England at the time OK
The trial. There was great deal 81
Iincreuce Of opinion on the question
whether she ought TO be convicted. But
certainly il is a subi-t over which the
Senate of the United states has no Jrrls-
iict.on. / move that IT be laid on the
liable"
Let il .ie on the table for the present"
,fr. Call pleaded Get IL lie on the table
being entirely different IN Senate Drac-
ice from having &c iGld on the table,. i
should ike" Mr Call continued, 10 nave
he Senate vote upon it,
.WoU" said Mr. sherman. reienting, !
Tat il 10 TO the judiciary Committee"
Mr.. Hoar. chairman OF the judiciary
committee. indicated his desire that no
uch reference of the resolution should !
,e made. and remarked that motion
lad been made 10 lay II on the table.
SHERMAN RELENTs.
Mr.. Sherman took back his suggestion
md renewed thc motion TO lay the join.
esolution on the table.
MIR Call demanded me yeas and nays !
N that motion. and said that he would |
le glad 70 hear what reasonable ohicc- |
ion there could be 10 the reference OF
nc joint resolution to the judiciary |
MIR. sherman again yielded with the
emark that he was perfectly willing 10
ave the Joint resolution referred 10 the
dietary Committee.
That is ali ask" said Mr.. Call
And the joint resolution was then re-
erred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
AIKEN Up. the first sixty-five pages OF 1t
aying been already disposed Of except "a
o the reserved amendments.
The bill having been read in full. the l