The herald., 1896-12-12
Liquor Selling at the Capitol
Prohibited
THE CHAPLAIN THANKS GOD
Aud His Expression is Greeted With Not
UnseemIy Applause
Seven War Claimants Will Get Their
Money Under Bills Passed-Dis-
cussion of Private Pensions.
Associated Press specIa, Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
having passed the bills to prohibit the
sale of liquor in the capitol, the blind
chaplain today referred to the fact in
his prayer: I'VE thank thee, oh, Lord
said he, this house is no longer re-
sponsible for the liquor traffic within
the halls of the national capitol. Grant,
we pray thee, that the bill passed here
yesterday will go through the regular
channels and speedily become law,
never to be repealed in the history OF
our nation" At the conclusion of the
prayer half q dozen members applauded
vigorously. Speaker Reed promptly sup
pressed the outburst.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, the floor
leader, it was agreed that when the
house adjourned today it would be to
meet Monday.
The joint resolution extending until
the close of this session the time for
the joint committee to investigate the
question of an alcohol tax, used in the
manufactures or arts. was adopted.
This was private bill day in the house
and seven war claims, carrying an ag-
gregate of $11S,47, were favorably act
ed upon by the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Delzalle of Pennsylvania, Re-
publican, made a sensational attack on
the bill to pay Flora A. Darling $56S3 on
account of her Imprisonment and the
seizure of property in 1864. He pointed
out a fact not brought out during the
debate in the committee, that Mrs. Darl-
ing was the wife of a confederate general
and in sympathy with the southern
cause The property for which this bill
sought to reimburse her. he said, con-
sisted of Louisiana and Tennessee bank
notes which We're assumed to be worth
their par value in gold.
Mr.. Boatner of Louisiana, Democrat
and Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, Dem
ocrat, both declared that some of the
bank notes of their states were worth
par in gold throughout the world.
Another Democratic member from
Tennessee, however, declared that in
1868 there was not note on Tennessee
or Louisiana bank which would bring
over 80 cents on the dollar. He should,
irg's reimbursement upon the basis Of
such a valuation for those notes.
Mr.. Cooper of Texas, Democrat, who
made the report on the bill, said, in his
opinion it was as meritorious claim
as ever came before congress. This
lady under the safe conduct of a flag of
truce, had been arrested and impris-
oned, her trunks seized and broken open
and their contents, consisting of jew
elry, gold and these bank notes abstract
ed. He declared that this was the first
time the value of the notes had ever been
questioned.
Mr.. Dalzell replied that this bill fur
rished another illustration of the hur-
ried and unsatisfactory examinations
sometimes made of claims and he moved
to lay the motion on the table. A divis-
ion resulted: Ayes, "a; nays, As; but the
point of no quorum was made by Mr.
Cooper and the matter went over until
Friday The house then, at 5 o'clock, took
a recess until o'clock, the evening ses-
sion to be devoted to the consideration
of private pension bills.
At the night session of the house thir-
~ tLI &C bllls W clc Id VI duly dCtCo upol.
There We're no features of the session.
Among the bills were the following:
To increase the pension of Adelaide
S1orris, widow of the late Arthur Nor
ris, formerly captain of the Fourth
United States artillery, at $50 per month;
to pension the widow of Joseph Keefe,
late captain of the Fourth United States
infantry, at 500 per month"; to increase
the pension of the widow of Col. David
B. McKibbon of the One Hundred and
Fifty eighth Pennsylvania regiment to
$40 per month; to pension Ira Harris, late
lieutenant commander of the rSvy, to
$50 per month; to increase the pension of
Adam Dennis, a one-legged soldier of
Mann's Choice, Bedford county, Pa, to
$50 per month: to pension the widow of
the late brevet Major General Horatio
P. Van Cleve to $50 per month, and 10
grant an honorable discharge to Capt.
Elisha B. Bait of the Nineteenth Michi-
gan infantry, who was dismissed for
cowardice by Gen. Rosecranz at Muir
freesboro.