The record-union., 1898-01-15

nave one DIT Oul6ud. ADIOdQ We udQ
participated In the expositions at Vi
emma, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. The
anxiety of would-be Commissioners to
have the honor and glory of our coun-
try represented at these foreign expo
sitions was agonizing. Now here came
this exposition at Bergen. Twenty
thousand dollars to be appropriated
know If this resolution passed, Con-
gress would be called on to foot the
bill for a deficiency of $4,000. He
gave it as his deliberate judgment tina.
the interests of the United States did
not require our participation in this
exposition. If we did our duty by
the Paris Exposition, that would be
enough.
Simpkins, in reply, called attention
to the fact that Norway, second in the
world to no country in fisheries, had
accepted to participate at Philadelphia
and Chicago. Common courtesy and
decency demanded that We accept this
invitation.
Dolliver R.) Of Iowa thought we
would not in the next decade particle
pate in an exposition which would be
Of more practical value to the United
States.
The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was adopted, on
motion of Perkins (R.) of Iowa, di
recting the director of the geological
survey to prepare and have printed
10. 900 copies Of a map of Alaska, show
ing the most feasible routes to the gold
fields.
A bill for the payment of SIT, 900 to
William S. Grant of Gardiner, Maine,
for supplies designed for the United
States, but confscated by the Confed-
crate Government at the opening of
the rebellion, was favorably acted upon.
The Senate bin to refer to the Court
Of Claims the claim of the corporation
Of the book agents of the Methodist
Church. (South) was next taken UP.
Cooper CD Texas, in charge Of the
bill, moved as substitute a bill APP
propriating $2SS, 900 for the full settle
ment of this claim. The property Of
the corporation, which was located at
Nashville, Tenn, was seized and held
by the United States from 1862 TO 1866,
when it was turned over to the owners.
Cooper referred to the fact that thes
concerns profits were applied to the
support of superannuated ministers.
Thousands of petitions from religious
bodies, he said, had been received urg-
ing the passage of the bill
Dalzell R-) of Pennsylvania inaugu-
rated afilibuster against the measure by
demanding the reading Of the report
Of the bill, which consisted of about
fifty pages the reading Of which would
consume several hours.
At the conclusion Of an hour, when
Dalzelps time expired, the friends of
the bill attempted to secure an agree
ment for closing the debate, but all
requests looking to this end were OBJ
jected to.
Sayers CD of Texas said this was as
just a claim as had ever been present.
ed to Congress. The amount asked by
the Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
in this BILL he said, was not 90 per cent.
of the amount which had been recon-
1nended in the Court of Claims. Lead
ing Bishops and dfvines, North and
South, had Endorsed it Common JUS
tice, not charity, demanded it's pas
sage.
Grosvenor R.) Of Ohio made ten
minute speech in support of the bill.
He said he knew personally enough
about the claim to say that S23S, OOU
was very low estimate of the damage
sustained by the corporation.
After further discussion, and before
dfsposing of the bill, the House, at
O'Clock, adjourned.