The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
T0RTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-
xrss,GE FROM THE PRESIDED
pROyOKED DEBATE

II l.4I
%, .s,,xaroS. June 1.-THE Speaker i"iu
uouse amessaee from the Pres'deh''
VIZ ,.,n, the necessity Of having the various
hpp.~o,,ation bills passed before the Is. VI
,,,cost,nu that II any Of the appropr'a''o"
guy, LA ta, 10 he matured before th" utue'
po..a,n,,ent would be greatly emoarrasseu
-, =, ,acessary funds to carry on tue ser
~, ,r,,ns that ONE measure be speeuiy
~, a., .v,r, the evil that would result from
p"s,,on ne Congress. lie ventured 10 sug-
-, vav Of remedy, the passage OF n JOINT
r',,,,on continuing temporarily the appro-
.,,,loos Of last year
a, Randall Dem. Pa, Chairman OF the COM
- a, Aoptoprations, remarked that the
....ss lust read was unusual, ana, III DIS opih-
" .l,oeether unnecessary still II should nave
N's.,,l reference and consideration. The
-. and the Committee on Appropriations
~. M, unptndful at all Of the situation, and
". n,ought to the subject OF the appropriation
MI. elaborate consideration aud great industry.
,...h.d reached a result, reducing enormously
,...,nenditures Of the Government but not
..s,c,ng them below what the Government
LA hs uroperly administered for. The hair
ia. Committee on Appropriations would,
Asrsfore. recommend the House to adhere to
1 =. .c,ion I'm that regard. still, In the abundance
I ,.,ution. IL would be well for the country to
.S.rs,.nd tba, n the House had erred In any
.,,,IcuIar by which friction may be prod uced
\ ,ha administration Of the Government, II
could be we'll again next December to remedy
an, fault that may have been committed.
The House and the country desired econ
,nv and a reduction Of expenses, and
n. was a safe ground for Representa-
ives TO stand upon. FROM these proper
i tbar. "a in pctaainn
80 there any occasion Whatever for any nutter.
he amounts appropriated III the oils were be-
IsSed by the House to be fully adequate to tho
,roper administration OF tue Government. In
he present condition OF the Industries Of the
country aud particularly In view OF the falling
Al of the revenues, these reductions were not
ssly ADVISABLE, but were abs olutely indispsns-
It On that issue the House proposed to
y4nd and to let the issue 90 before the country.
Lvould so far as he could advise 1t. lie moved
hat Ihe Presidents message be referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
THE TROUBLE BEGUN.
Mr. Hurbut 0lep., I'D assured Mr.. Randall
hit he need not suppose that either the Com.
rttee on Appropriations or the House could
rOd the diect attending responsibility oil
atr acts.
M. Hurlbut-No, sir; l did not ask any ques
ton | was mvking q statement-whtch Is
tlfefent thing. The fact remains th.t here In
ts on Appropriations has not yet even reported
70 the House all the Appropriation bills. The
fact remains that here, with the fiscal yesi
npdly closing. no agreement has been reached
oris likely to tie reached between the House
ND Senate. The fact remains that by the &C.
1 ton Of this House in insisting on extravaeanI
u t1d unnecessary reductions, In insisting on the
Duplication Of an unwise and Illegal rule whict
Il ugnsferred all the power % this House to the
inds OF the Committee on Appropriations
ve are brought face to face with a deadlock
18th the Senate OF the United states, anu thai
senate has law on It's side
Nr, Holman Dem. Ind, member OF the
Tt lummlttRA AnnrpnFlaftnUa FtQardpn
presidents message as III one sense unfortunate
secause It would at least adn oni.n tine House
\ q the necessity OF adopting the line OF policl
uged with some eernestness for som'
tine past-namely. That the special AT
anuon OF the House should 10 devote,
70 the passage OF the appropriation bills
All Of the great appropriation bills OF the pres
cot session had passed the House except two
he Army oil and sundry Civil Appropriation
iOre the adjournment OF the House to day, auS
TIE other would be reported to the House q
ufy Tuesday next, and would probabi,
nscn the senate on Wednesday. The Hous,
had non-concurred on Monday last with tn,
senate amendments to the Post once Appro
;nition bill. and had since then had no messag,
h0m tue Senate about II. lie expected that b,
q, I'd Of this month all appropria ION bllii
uaid have reached the Senate. beiug still eigh
,liire days In this fiscal year for their nnal pas
nse. lie was not aware, under these circum
Eances, that there was anything 70 create az
,rehension on the part Of the Executive that tn
IroDer appropriation would not be made. H.
thought the gentleman from illinois had gon
BEYOND the proper
CoURTEsIEs OF DEBATE.
Mr. Hurlbut-In what respectI
u Mr.. Holman-ln talking about the incom
upetency Of Que of the Committee Of the House
MIR. Hurlbut-l am not aware tnat used TIA
\ pbrase.
u.alling one OF the Committee Of the House
IL the Senate Is inspired with the sam
1ion bill viii have passed before tn
attn OF June. l have some ground for com
planning that We h We not met the Senate /
Zoe same spirit OF magnanlmiy which tni'
House displays, I his House has not put on al
Appropriation bill one legislative provision that
cannot be found time aud again for IN
A. thirty years on appropri tlon bills, ant
every one OF those legislative provisions are II
toe interest OF econ any.
NJ kasson crop, Iowa. said he differed Will
he gentleman from Pennsylvania Ont Randall
As to the message from the President being un
usctsdry. The President was sworn 10 al
minister the law, and was required by the Con
Nlu,iOn to make communlcai ions 10 Congress
touching measures needed Tor tue safety an
Welfare VI the Government. IL the DIPLOMATS
he Consular Appropriation bill was not passe'
teiore the lst Of July, the Secretary OF stat
'ouli be obliged 10 telegraph TO every foreg
minister and consul aud to every foreign deposi
toy Of The United states that II any drlft wa
ITs.snted against the United States Govern
men after July 1t would be protested. 10 tina
.nent the nnarcial honor OF the country wa
Inlangered. Was II not the duty Of the Pres
ssht to let the House know that fact aud I
NJ special attention 10 III
Ine DEBATE was closed, and the message o
tsfre'ldent was referred to the Committee Of
tiNOprations.
THR IMPEACHMENT.
W, Lord Dem, n. ". on behalf OF the I'm
taehment Managers, informed the House tina
we counsel Of Mr. Beiknap had made applica
lou To-day To this Senate for az journment unit
Nyemher, alleging among other reasons tn
reh dimculty Of procuring witnesses In tn
non'h OF july, aud that the reasons presented
we such that On reflection the Managers ha'
h1ed leave 10 confer with the House. Tn
se'nts which lie desired to present were First
Ihat the question OF jurisdiction had pee
Nted'andtnat the question as to the tw o-third
Wy would he settled before the adjourume n
Ilht session and, second, that the senst
nlhg as Court Of Impeachment would no
.Aler congress adJOufnei. The plan OF tn
eanssefs h4d neen 10 induce the Senate as
.o4tt 81 lmpeacilment to let Congress adjOur
~ ~ men - on and Try the case, but tue Senai
"Vuld not do that aud therefore that plan ha
Sstu gwen 40. The Managers had therefore
~stuettd bim TO summit a resolution authOriz
,.sthe Managers to consent to IA continuance .
"vudl uhlil tue ljth or BON OF November mex
a. norman dem" ludJ moved TO refer III
nleg' 10 lhe Committee on the Judiciary, an
leu zoe previous question. The p-eviou
s''loh was seconded, 80 10 80, the speaker pr
Tw giving the casting vote in the affirmative
.pv REPUBLICANS voted with the Manager
~-'h'' The previous question.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
me Me House then, at clock, went into Com
w, 90, t.e Whole, whereupOn.i co ateli
h." Mills dem, IrX4r) moved 70 amend ia
,M'-elon II me TN. wnicn reduces the mum
,tI ~ ln regiments to 8, aud Of artiller
N..,,Wah'tl regiments TO q. The amendmen
w. ~ nA vac number Of cavalry regiments Al
o5. H. uIehlb anu artillery at 20 aud that tn