Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-21
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House.
Mr.. Randall of Pa, made the conference report
on the sundiy civil appropriation bill, and pro-
ceeded to explain it. This same bill was reported
to the Senate, on yesterday. He regretted the
statement made in the Senate that these large re-
ductons would have to be met by deficiency bill
next session, and he warned the executive officers
from being induced by such statements to make
expenditures or to incur obligations beyond the
sums appropriated u The bill. lie felt that under
this bill no department of the government would
be crippled and he declared that the new House
would dscountenance any deficiency bill.
Mr.. Hale of Maine, (the republican member Of
the conference committed followed in further
calculation of tue report but he did not agree with
Mr.. Randall thar there would be no deficiency bill
requisite next session. Even the incidental ex-
penses of the House itself will result in defcien.
ces. 1t would be only when such deficiencies
were reported for that the actual expenditures OF
the year would be known. He referred to the
speech made by the late Senator Morrill, OF Maine
to show that inst cad of the Senate being 500 900
600 apart rom the House, 1t had willingly yielded
50 000,0 900, and that the real difference between
| the two houses all the appropriation bills was
only between 81 900 600 and SS000000
| Mr. Randall-But let the people judge of wheth-
| er the Senate would have done so If the House
| had not been there to iforce it.
| Mr. lIale-My experience has been that when a
Senate conference committee Is confronted with a
| question OF fair reduction of expenditures, it will
weld and not block the wheels of the House roll
| ing on in that direction, but when the House
| seeks to drive through the Senate by main force
a change of law ana C aims a right to do So then
we shall find conference committee that will
not be yielding we found this conference
committee.
| Mr. Randall remarked that the "hurrah" about
a change of law was a mere subterfuge for keep
| luz up the excessive appropriations.
After a long discussion the report was adopted
| The bill goes to the President for his signature.
| Mr. Randall, from the committee on appropra-
tons, reported bill appropriating 81 900 for the
expenses OF the joint select committee on Chinese
| immigration. Passed.
| Also bill extending to the 3lst Of July the bill
making temporary provision for the expenses OF
| the gOvrfnment.
| Mr.. Phillips of ansas, made the con 'erence re-
port on the bill for the sale of the reservation oil
| the confederaed Otoe and Missouri Indians il
| Kansas
Mr.. Bland of No. opposed the report and The
bill as part of policy to transfer all the lndlar
tribes to Indian Territory, policy which he saic
was blow aimed at the prosperity of st. Louis
and for the advantage of Chicago. Tue repor
was not agreed to- Yeas, 6S nays, ST.
| Another veto as to a bill to revise the revised
statutes IN connection with post-ottice matters wa
received and referred to the post-otice committee
| Mr.. Sampson from the committee patents
reported back the Senate bill to punish the coun
terfeiung of trade marks. Passed.
! The House at O'Clock adjourned.