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Domestic News
January 20, 1888
The Palatka Daily News
Palatka, Putnam County, Florida
What is this article about?
On January 19 in Washington, the U.S. Senate handled petitions, reported bills, adopted a timber resolution, confirmed appointments, and held executive session. The House passed a Melbourne Exposition resolution, referred a French invitation, reported an $80M pension bill, debated banking legislation, and accepted portraits of former Speakers.
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CONGRESS.
THE SENATE ENJOYS A QUIET DAY.
HOUSE BILL OF $80,275,500 FOR
INVALID PENSIONS.
The Banking Bill Struggle—Propositions
to Compromise Fail—Its Opponents
Cry No Surrender.
SENATE.
Washington, January 19.—Among
the petitions and memorials presented
were the following:
Asking that goods manufactured by
convict labor shall be so marked; in
favor of a postal telegraph system; for
an international copyright law; for the
amendment of the patent laws; for the
adjustment of the patent laws; for the
adjustment of the tariff so as to prevent
unequal burdens, develop the natural
resources of the country, and at the same
time afford just compensation to labor,
the latter being the action of the Chatta-
nooga Chamber of Commerce; for liquor
prohibition in the District of Columbia;
and for a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the liquor traffic.
DELAYED DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, reported back the delayed
deficiency bill, and stated that the
amendments reported by the committee
were but few in number and that he
would ask the Senate to pass the bill
next Monday.
DIRECTING A SECRETARY.
Mr. Hawley offered a resolution direct-
ing the Secretary of the Interior to re-
port a plan of legislation thought by him
to be needed for the disposition of the
public timber lands, so as to secure the
preservation of natural forest lands at
the head waters of navigable rivers and
to put within the rights of settlers the
legal means of providing themselves
with timber for building their homes.
Adopted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
After agreeing to a motion that the ad-
journment to-day shall be till Monday.
the Senate, at 12:40, on motion of Mr.
Sherman, proceeded to consideration of
executive business.
ADJOURNED.
The Senate continued in consideration
of executive business till 4:35, when it
adjourned till Monday.
CONFIRMATIONS.
The seal of secrecy has been removed
from a long list of confirmations by
the Senate, most of them nominations
for promotion in the army and navy and
postmasters.
Among the confirma-
tions are the following:
P. S. Hunter, collector of customs at
Tappahannock, Va.
Postmasters—H. A. Pope, Manchester,
Va.; H. A. Jordan, Fernandina, Fla.:
W. G. Stone, Charleston, Miss.; J. F.
Kidds, Cuthbert, Ga.; John F. Redding,
Barnesville, Ga.; W. T. Broyles, Dayton,
Tenn.
To be pension agent at Knoxville,
Tenn., D. A. Carpenter.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 19.—Mr. Seney,
of Ohio, from the Committee on Judi-
ciary, reported a bill to regulate practice
in causes removed from State courts.
Placed on the calendar.
THE MELBOURNE EXPOSITION
In the morning hour the House re-
sumed its committee of the whole con-
sideration of the joint resolution ac-
cepting the invitation extended to the
United States to participate in the Mel-
bourne Exposition, the pending question
being an amendment offered by Mr. Mc-
Adoo, of New Jersey, reducing the ap-
propriation from $50,000 to $500.
Mr. McAdoo criticized the Committee
on Foreign Affairs for not giving pre-
cedence in their report to the resolution
accepting the invitation of France to the
United States to participate in the cele-
bration of one of the most important
events in history, the fall of Bastile.
Mr. Belmont, of New York, gave an
assurance of favorable action upon the
French invitation by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. He remarked that the
Melbourne Exhibition was to take place
during the present year, while the
French celebration was not to be held
until 1889, and it was for that reason
that the present resolution was given
precedence.
THE RESOLUTION PASSED.
After a long debate Mr. McAdoo's
amendment was rejected and the joint
resolution was passed. Yeas, 157, nays,
89.
INVITATION BY FRANCE.
Mr. Belmont then introduced a joint
resolution accepting the invitation of the
French republic to take part in the in-
ternational exposition to be held in Paris
in 1889. Referred.
INVALID PENSION BILL.
Mr. Foran, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Invalid
Pension bill, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole. The total ap-
propriation made by the bill is $80,275,
500, which is an increase of 4,000,000
over the estimates. The increase was
granted upon the representation of Com-
missioner Black that it would be nec-
essary to pay the Mexican war pensions,
not included in the estimates. The prin-
cipal items of the bill are $79,000,000 for
pensions, $1,000,000 for fees and expen-
ses of examining surgeons, $72,000 for
salaries of agents, $175,000 for clerk hire.
and 20,000 for rents. The only legisla-
tive feature of the measure is the provi-
sion requiring that clerks employed in
pension agencies shall be appointed ac-
cording to the number of pensions at
each agency.
THE BANKING BILL,
The struggle over Mr. Wilkins' Bank-
ing bill was resumed. Several propo-
sitions to compromise failed, the oppo-
nents of the bill announcing their inten-
tion to fight it with all weapons that
come to their hand.
Mr. Anderson raised the question of
consideration and the House declined—
yeas, 124; nays, 99—to consider the
Banking bill.
Filibustering motions
were submitted and at 2:30 the House
took a recess until 3 o'clock.
PORTRAITS OF SPEAKERS PRESENTED,
After recess, in pursuance of the pre-
vious order of the House, the ceremony
of presentation by the State of Massachu-
setts to the House of portraits of Theo-
dore Sedgwick, Joseph B. Varnum and
Nathaniel P. Banks, distinguished citi-
zens of Massachusetts who have occu-
pied the Speaker's chair in the National
House of Representatives, was proceeded
with. The portraits, handsomely framed,
were ranged side by side in front of the
Clerk's desk and attracted much atten-
tion.
Eulogistic sketches of the lives of the
different speakers of the House who
were Representatives of Massachusetts
were then given in turn by the Massa-
chusetts members, after which the por-
traits were accepted on behalf of the
House by Mr. Randall, who offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That this House has recei-
ved with great satisfaction the portraits of
Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, Speaker of the
Sixth Congress, Hon. Joseph B. Varnum,
Speaker of the Tenth and Eleventh Con-
gress, and Hon. Nathaniel P. Banks,
Speaker of the Thirty-fourth Con-
gress, presented by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and will cause them to be placed and pre-
served among those of other distin-
guished men who in times past have
presided over the House of Representa-
tives.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, sec-
onded the resolution in an eloquent
speech. After which it was adopted,
and the House, at 4:30, adjourned.
THE SENATE ENJOYS A QUIET DAY.
HOUSE BILL OF $80,275,500 FOR
INVALID PENSIONS.
The Banking Bill Struggle—Propositions
to Compromise Fail—Its Opponents
Cry No Surrender.
SENATE.
Washington, January 19.—Among
the petitions and memorials presented
were the following:
Asking that goods manufactured by
convict labor shall be so marked; in
favor of a postal telegraph system; for
an international copyright law; for the
amendment of the patent laws; for the
adjustment of the patent laws; for the
adjustment of the tariff so as to prevent
unequal burdens, develop the natural
resources of the country, and at the same
time afford just compensation to labor,
the latter being the action of the Chatta-
nooga Chamber of Commerce; for liquor
prohibition in the District of Columbia;
and for a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the liquor traffic.
DELAYED DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr. Hale, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations, reported back the delayed
deficiency bill, and stated that the
amendments reported by the committee
were but few in number and that he
would ask the Senate to pass the bill
next Monday.
DIRECTING A SECRETARY.
Mr. Hawley offered a resolution direct-
ing the Secretary of the Interior to re-
port a plan of legislation thought by him
to be needed for the disposition of the
public timber lands, so as to secure the
preservation of natural forest lands at
the head waters of navigable rivers and
to put within the rights of settlers the
legal means of providing themselves
with timber for building their homes.
Adopted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
After agreeing to a motion that the ad-
journment to-day shall be till Monday.
the Senate, at 12:40, on motion of Mr.
Sherman, proceeded to consideration of
executive business.
ADJOURNED.
The Senate continued in consideration
of executive business till 4:35, when it
adjourned till Monday.
CONFIRMATIONS.
The seal of secrecy has been removed
from a long list of confirmations by
the Senate, most of them nominations
for promotion in the army and navy and
postmasters.
Among the confirma-
tions are the following:
P. S. Hunter, collector of customs at
Tappahannock, Va.
Postmasters—H. A. Pope, Manchester,
Va.; H. A. Jordan, Fernandina, Fla.:
W. G. Stone, Charleston, Miss.; J. F.
Kidds, Cuthbert, Ga.; John F. Redding,
Barnesville, Ga.; W. T. Broyles, Dayton,
Tenn.
To be pension agent at Knoxville,
Tenn., D. A. Carpenter.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 19.—Mr. Seney,
of Ohio, from the Committee on Judi-
ciary, reported a bill to regulate practice
in causes removed from State courts.
Placed on the calendar.
THE MELBOURNE EXPOSITION
In the morning hour the House re-
sumed its committee of the whole con-
sideration of the joint resolution ac-
cepting the invitation extended to the
United States to participate in the Mel-
bourne Exposition, the pending question
being an amendment offered by Mr. Mc-
Adoo, of New Jersey, reducing the ap-
propriation from $50,000 to $500.
Mr. McAdoo criticized the Committee
on Foreign Affairs for not giving pre-
cedence in their report to the resolution
accepting the invitation of France to the
United States to participate in the cele-
bration of one of the most important
events in history, the fall of Bastile.
Mr. Belmont, of New York, gave an
assurance of favorable action upon the
French invitation by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. He remarked that the
Melbourne Exhibition was to take place
during the present year, while the
French celebration was not to be held
until 1889, and it was for that reason
that the present resolution was given
precedence.
THE RESOLUTION PASSED.
After a long debate Mr. McAdoo's
amendment was rejected and the joint
resolution was passed. Yeas, 157, nays,
89.
INVITATION BY FRANCE.
Mr. Belmont then introduced a joint
resolution accepting the invitation of the
French republic to take part in the in-
ternational exposition to be held in Paris
in 1889. Referred.
INVALID PENSION BILL.
Mr. Foran, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Invalid
Pension bill, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole. The total ap-
propriation made by the bill is $80,275,
500, which is an increase of 4,000,000
over the estimates. The increase was
granted upon the representation of Com-
missioner Black that it would be nec-
essary to pay the Mexican war pensions,
not included in the estimates. The prin-
cipal items of the bill are $79,000,000 for
pensions, $1,000,000 for fees and expen-
ses of examining surgeons, $72,000 for
salaries of agents, $175,000 for clerk hire.
and 20,000 for rents. The only legisla-
tive feature of the measure is the provi-
sion requiring that clerks employed in
pension agencies shall be appointed ac-
cording to the number of pensions at
each agency.
THE BANKING BILL,
The struggle over Mr. Wilkins' Bank-
ing bill was resumed. Several propo-
sitions to compromise failed, the oppo-
nents of the bill announcing their inten-
tion to fight it with all weapons that
come to their hand.
Mr. Anderson raised the question of
consideration and the House declined—
yeas, 124; nays, 99—to consider the
Banking bill.
Filibustering motions
were submitted and at 2:30 the House
took a recess until 3 o'clock.
PORTRAITS OF SPEAKERS PRESENTED,
After recess, in pursuance of the pre-
vious order of the House, the ceremony
of presentation by the State of Massachu-
setts to the House of portraits of Theo-
dore Sedgwick, Joseph B. Varnum and
Nathaniel P. Banks, distinguished citi-
zens of Massachusetts who have occu-
pied the Speaker's chair in the National
House of Representatives, was proceeded
with. The portraits, handsomely framed,
were ranged side by side in front of the
Clerk's desk and attracted much atten-
tion.
Eulogistic sketches of the lives of the
different speakers of the House who
were Representatives of Massachusetts
were then given in turn by the Massa-
chusetts members, after which the por-
traits were accepted on behalf of the
House by Mr. Randall, who offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That this House has recei-
ved with great satisfaction the portraits of
Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, Speaker of the
Sixth Congress, Hon. Joseph B. Varnum,
Speaker of the Tenth and Eleventh Con-
gress, and Hon. Nathaniel P. Banks,
Speaker of the Thirty-fourth Con-
gress, presented by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and will cause them to be placed and pre-
served among those of other distin-
guished men who in times past have
presided over the House of Representa-
tives.
Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, sec-
onded the resolution in an eloquent
speech. After which it was adopted,
and the House, at 4:30, adjourned.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Appointment
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Congress Session
Senate Petitions
Deficiency Bill
Timber Lands Resolution
Executive Confirmations
Melbourne Exposition
French Invitation
Invalid Pension Bill
Banking Bill
Speakers Portraits
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Hale
Mr. Hawley
Mr. Sherman
P. S. Hunter
H. A. Pope
H. A. Jordan
W. G. Stone
J. F. Kidds
John F. Redding
W. T. Broyles
D. A. Carpenter
Mr. Seney
Mr. Mcadoo
Mr. Belmont
Mr. Foran
Mr. Wilkins
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Randall
Mr. Breckenridge
Theodore Sedgwick
Joseph B. Varnum
Nathaniel P. Banks
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
January 19
Key Persons
Mr. Hale
Mr. Hawley
Mr. Sherman
P. S. Hunter
H. A. Pope
H. A. Jordan
W. G. Stone
J. F. Kidds
John F. Redding
W. T. Broyles
D. A. Carpenter
Mr. Seney
Mr. Mcadoo
Mr. Belmont
Mr. Foran
Mr. Wilkins
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Randall
Mr. Breckenridge
Theodore Sedgwick
Joseph B. Varnum
Nathaniel P. Banks
Outcome
delayed deficiency bill reported for passage next monday; resolution on public timber lands adopted; executive session held with confirmations including customs collector and postmasters; joint resolution for melbourne exposition passed (yeas 157, nays 89); french invitation resolution referred; invalid pension bill reported with $80,275,500 appropriation; banking bill consideration declined (yeas 124, nays 99); portraits of former speakers presented and accepted.
Event Details
The Senate presented petitions on various topics including convict labor marking, postal telegraph, copyright, patent laws, tariff adjustment, liquor prohibition; reported delayed deficiency bill; adopted resolution directing Secretary of the Interior on timber lands; held executive session till 4:35 p.m. The House reported bill on state court practices; resumed Melbourne Exposition resolution debate, rejected amendment reducing appropriation, passed it; introduced French exposition resolution; reported invalid pension bill; resumed banking bill struggle with failed compromises and declined consideration; after recess, presented and accepted portraits of Massachusetts Speakers Theodore Sedgwick, Joseph B. Varnum, and Nathaniel P. Banks.