Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-18
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
HOUSE DEBATE THEREON GOES
OVER UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST The SOUTH
No Reference to This section In ~"
mort on Location of Armor-r'"'e
PIant-AIcohoI I'm the
siona.
sions,

paragraph relating to the civil sei'i'''
Rv agreement. the debate on this para
graph will go over until after the hoh-
days.
Two amendments of some Importance
were adopted. The bill, as reporteu'
abolished the assay office at Dead"ooo'
S. d.. and the minis at Carson CITY, New
and New Orleans, La. To-day the rep
resentatives from the two former States
made a vigorous and successful fight TO
continue the appropriations Tor Dead"oou
and Carson City The Appropriations
| Committee was beaten in each instance
Mr.. Brownlow Republican), of Tennes-
see. asked unanimous contest for the con-
sideration of a resolution reciting the
fact that the report of the Secretary OF
the Navy on the location of the armor-
plate factory made no mention Oh inc
boards visit to the South, and GAZING
upon him to cause the data procured py
the board as to the advantages OF the
South TO be prepared and forwarded 10
| the House.
Mr.. Steele Republican,, OF Indiana
wanted to offer an amendment to cover
/
publican) Of Maine, objected, and the
resolution, as adopted, was referred, UNI
der the rules.
ON Mr.. Cannon's motion, the House dis
agreed TO the Senate amendment TO the
bill for the relief of the miners in the
IJpper Yukon. and agreed to a conference.
Messrs. Cannon, of Illinois; Northway, OF
Ohio and Sayers, of Texas, were APP
pointed conferrees
The Speaker announced the appointment
of Messrs. Hit Republican), OF Illinois;
Adams (Republcan), of Pennsylvania
and Wheeler DemocraD, of Alabama, as
regents of the Smithsonian Institution
on motion of Mr.. Mercer Republican),
of Nebraska, a bill was passed TO IN
crease the cost of the government build
ing at the Trans Mississippi Exposition
| sl2. 800. and the cost of the government
exhibit like amount
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Barham (Re-
publican). of California, chairman of tho
Committee on Mileage. and at $50 the
House adjourned.
spirited debate was precipitated in
! the Senate to-day by the submission by
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, of the report
of a special Joint committee Of the SEN
ate and House. appointed to investigate
| the use of alcohol In the arts. 1t de-
veloped that a wide divergence of opin-
| ion exists among senators as to the prac-
| ticability. from the point of view OF
| government revenue. of reducing the
| present tax upon alcohol used in the
| arts.
Mr.. Hoar. of Massachusetts. advocated
| a tax of 81 a barrel on beer.
Mr.. Vest. Of Missouri. strenuously OPP
posed any additional tax on beer.
Mr.. Allison deprecated any attempt TO
raise the question at the present time.
| He said il was not pertinent, and that
It had not been made clear that alcohol
used in the arts could be exempted from
| taxation without impairing the revenues
| beyond what they could stand. He add
| cd that the interests of the American
| manufacturers using alcohol had been
| carefully guarded otherwise In the new
tariff law He thought. also, that re-
cent events had gone to show that the
| 81 10 tax on alcohol could be collected,
| and he expressed the hope that an earnest
effort in that direction would be made.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hawley. chair
| man of the Military Affairs Committee,
| the bill passed by the House for the re-
| lief of the miners in the Klondike re-
| gion was taken up at once. He moved
that all after the enacting clause OF the
| House bill be stricken out. and the Senate
| bill substituted. The motion was car
| ried and the bill, as amended, passed.
| Senators Hawley. Carter, and Cockrell
| were named as conferrees on the part OF
| the Senate.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Stewart Of Nevada, rose to a
question of personal privilege, to reply
| to a charge which he said had been made
against him by Mr.. Chandler, charge
which he characterized as very grave
| one. He referred to the assertion OF
the New Hampshire senator that he
(Stewart) had misrepresented the attitude
of the administration on the financial
| question He had extracts read from
the statement made yesterday by Secre-
| tary Gage before the House Committee
on Banking and Currency, to show that
| the administration was committed to the
gold standard. He contended that this
| statement fully confirmed all that he had
| said, and further, that ii manifested a
determination to place the control of the
| currency in the hands of the banks, giving
| them every advantage, and eXacting
from them no security.
A favorable report being made upon
the Joint resolution accepting the invita-
ton of the government of Norway to take
part in an international fisheries exposi-
ton TO be held at bergen, Norway, from
May to September, 1895, Mr.. Nelson's OF
Minnesota, the author of the resolution,
secured its immediate passage. The reso-
luton provides $4,000, to be Immediately
available, TO defray the necessary ex-
penses Of the display of the United States
at the exposition.
The consideration OF pension cases was
then begun, and 1873 bills were passed.
One of the bills granted pension of $50 a
month to Cassius NJ Clay. Sr., Of Ken
lucky. a major general Of the United
States army during the war between the
States.
Mr.. Turpie, Of Indiana, then presented
the regular order Of business. the con-
sideration of resolutions on the death OF
William Steel Holman, lately a repre-
sentative from Indiana
Tributes 10 the memory of Mr. Holman
were paid in eloquent eulogies by Mr.
Fairbanks. of Indiana; Mr. Mills, OF
Texas; Mr.. Cockrell Of Missouri; Mr.
Frye, OF Maine, and Mr.. Turpie, Of In
diana.
The resolutions OF coincidence were
passed, and as a further mark Of re-
spect, the Senate, at AS p. NJ, adj
icurned until tomorrow.