The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-21
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 2l 1885,

of its being laid before the Senate. answering argu
mens against The improprety OF publishing pamphlet
OF forty pages In manuscript, containing condensed
narrative OF the landing OF the troops al Vera Cruz.
merely ask that the question may be taken upon the res
oluton II honorable senators think i ought not to be
passed. and the memoir ought not 10 be laid before ihe
Senate il will be for them 10 say will merely add
that il is paper flied in the Navy Department-oue
which those who have examined think is proper ior
publication Tor professional usethat n, narrative IN
It's nature, ariscay prepared that il will be found OF
value TO officers OF the navy in charge OF operations OF
this kind and that il may be found to officers oil the
army In that view OF the case is just important
to the public interests those other documents which
have been pubshed-those compendlums OF laws, and
The which the senator from New Hamp-
shire MENTIONS which has been laid before the Senate
Mr. HUNTER. / was going to ask that by general
consent we take up the deficiency bill which the House
has sent back to u.s. disagreeing with one Of our amend
ments
Mr. GWIN. | move TO lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr. GWlN. make that motion in order that the SEN
ate may proceed to executive business. ~
Mr. BELL. Move to postpone il: It will then come
Mr. GWlN Imove. then. to postpone the consider.
alton OF the resolution till tomorrow, in order TO 60 into
The PRESIDENT. The question will frs, be taken
The question being taken on posponng the further
consideration OF the resolution hll Tomorrow, 1t was
agreed to-
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr. HUNTER. ask now that the deficiency bill be
taken up.
The bill was accordingly taken up for consideration.
II had been returned from the House, accompanied win
the following report
They recede from so much of their amendment TO the
10Th amendment of the Senate to the bill "to supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the service OF
the fiscal year ending 3oh of June, 1884, as is dis
agreed TO by the Senate; recede from their amend
ment to the l4th amendment OF the Senate. and from
their disagreement TO the 18th amendment OF the Sen
ate the said bill; concur in the first amendment OF the
Senate the amendment OF the House to the 25th amend
ment of the Senate TO the said bill and disagree TO the
second ndment OF the Senate to the amendment OF
the House to the 25th amendment OF the Senate to the
said bill.
MIR. HUNTER. move that the Senate insist its
and if the Senate concur in that motion,
shall ask for committee of conference. Before the
question is taken, however, on that motion, nope
shall be INDUCED in word or two OF explanation am
convinced that the House of Representatives disagreed to
the Senates amendment because they did not understand
it, II was supposed that this amendment was designed
to cover the money taken for mileage at the last called
session OF the Senate. Ii also supposed that by
voting down this amendment they could defeat the prac
tce which has hitherto prevailed off claiming and re
cevng mileage in such The House of Representa-
tves however mistaken 10 some extent as to the hrst
and think entirely as TO the second.
This amendment is for 10000 to deficiency;
and the whole amount OF mileage taken for the last called
session. TO which reference has been made, will not ex
ceed $40 900 81 000 The deficiency, therefore, was
not caused entirely by the mileage OF that session pre-
that the House of Representatives designed TO deprive
The Senate OF mileage for that but that were the
design they would utterly fail by this means TO accom-
plish their object The money was taken more than
year ago. Ii was taken according to law; It was taken
according to the decision OF those appointed by the law
10 decide that matter II was taken according 10 the
opinion OF the Attorney General and the accounts OF tue
agent who paid it have passed The proper ac
counting department The money, then, which was thus
taken legally vested in those who have taken IT. There
is action which the Senate or House OF Represent,
atves could take, which the whole government could
aIa
in that amount.
But sir apart from that the effect of defeating this ap
preparation would be 10 deprive senators OF their per diem
allowance; and ii the House intend 10 insist on what
they have DONE the effect will be to deprive us hereafter
Of that allowance; because If the Senate Is TO be de
pnved OF pay and mileage until this money is restored
they receive ether for II rs impossible by any
action which they could take, either on this amendment
any other BILL that they deprive senators OF prop
ery which the law has vested in them. Again, SIR tins
deficiency not from that source aone but from other
1t is well known that several senators have come
here 10 supply vacancies and that they, OF course are
entitled 10 their mileage.
and unless this amendment is agreed to, there
will be money 10 pay TO senator's their per diem allow
ance, for understand that the money IN the hanos OF
the Secretary for that purpose is nearly exhausted lhe
effect, then, OF refusing this amendment Will mol De 10
deprive senators of the mileage for the called session.
but 10 stop their daily compensation Tor services which
they are now rendering, and 10 refuse the mileage OF
those who have been recently appointed think, there
FORE when the House comes TO understand the matter
fully they will probably recede IRON lneI amendment
will further take occasion to say here, that think u
would be dangerous for either house TO interfere with
the personal conduct of members OF the other Suppose
sir, that disposed to carry on such war could
we not retaate : There rs law, believe, which Tor
bids any member from receiving his pay except on those
days which he is actually in attendance. we know
very well that this rule is not observed and suppose
that with this knowledge, were TO move to cut down
the appropriation Tor their pay, upon the plea that nuch
OF for time when they were absent from duty,
and therefore not entitled under the law would they not
nlatn af nz
courtesy which is due from branch OF the govern
ment TO another! Surely they would think such course
OF procedure on part very unbecoming
Each house, therefore, must be allowed 10 Judge OF
the propreiy OF its own action in relation TO matters con-
cerning that house only; and j they are guilty oil any
misconduct they responsible, not each house 70 be
other, but the country; and throughout the country
there will always be found critics enough to expose such
misconduct on the part OF either branch OF the legislature
hope, sir that may be long before the two houses en-
gage in unworthy contest or seek TO bold up each
other public reprobstion. trust then that the Senate
will insist on lis amendment, and propose committee OF
conference in relation to IL for am sure that such
committed would not be long in adjusting this matter oil
difference between the two houses
The question being taken insisting on the amend
meDt OF the Senate it agreed to.
On motion, committee Of conference was ordered
and
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs. HUNTER, JAMES,
and UPrAM
FIRST AND SECOND READING OF BILL.
The bill from the House of Representatives for the
lief OF Philo Smith read first and second time and
referred TO the Committee OF claims.
BILLS PASSED
The following engrossed bills were read third time
and ma ssed