Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATOR WINDOM SPEAKS FOR THE
11NTI-ECONOMISTS.
Increasing the House, Legislative and Other
Appropriations. An Addition Made Even
to tho River and Harbor Grab--The House
Agrees to Adjourn on June II.
Senate

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augmentation bill he would call up the bill re-
ported by him yesterday, from the committee
on foreign relations, in regard to payment OF
the fishery award. He said the bill must re-
ceive consideration from Congress at the pres
ent session, and thus avoid the necessity OF an
extra session.
Senators Dorsey, Ingalls, and Barnum were
announced as the conference committee on
part of the Senate on the bill pending provid-
ing permanent form of government for the
District Of Columbia.
Senator Sargent, five minutes before the
expiration Of the morning hour, moved to take
up the House bill to remove the legal dlsabll-
tiles of women to practice in the courts of the
United States, but several Senators opposed
the motion on account of want OF time to con-
slider the bill, as the legislative appropriation
bill would come up ut the expiration OF the
morning hour. The motion was defeated by o
tie vote-yeas &c. nays rs.
Senator Sargent said the vote was encourag-
ing, and he would submit the motion again ut
early day.
At the expiration of the morning hour con-
sideration Of the Legislative judicial, and ex-
ecutive appropriation bill proceeded.
Pending the consideration Of the bill Sena-
tor Mcdonald introduced bill to establish
board to be known as the Pacific Railroad COM
mjssioncrs. Referred.
Senator Window, chairman of the committee
on appropriations in charge Of the bill, said
the total estimates for the legislative, Judicial,
and executive departments OF the government
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, were
l6,3S2Gl7. The total amount appropriated
for the current fiscal year was SIS ,537 ,58l. 10
that had been added by various deficiency bills
s334O,94 making total of 1916, 1878 ,526 for the
year 1878. The total amount appropriated by
the bill now before the Senate, as 1T came from
the committee on appropriations, was S1o' oo4'-
942, being 1913, 1884 less than the appropriation
we're "s ' any 'u OBJECTION '' to the bill it
was probably on account OF the
appropriations being too small rather
than too large. The bill was by no means as
formidable as several hundred amendments
would indicate. There were certain general
principles governing all of them. In the first
place the House Of Representatives. assumed to
revise the compensation of and reduce the
employees of the Senate. The Senate COM
mittee would not agree thereto. and submitted
amendments to rcinstate tho employees and
maintain the compensation Of all as now fixed.
The House bill undertook to regrade the sever
al classes of clerks in the executive depart
ments Of the government. This reorganl-
zation, rather disorganization OF the
clerical force extended to ali the departments.
The House had provided for certain clerks
at the annual compensation OF 81 ,0OO each, but
the Senate committee would not agree thereto
The demand of all the departments was for
clerks Of higher grade. Those OF lover
grade could not do the required work. Tie
Senate Committee had therefore reinstated the
clerical force as organized by the act of 1885,
The House had abolished the 4th and 9th
auditorsiips of the treasury, and the Senate
committee had reported in favor OF restoring
these Offices. The House had provided for as
sistant messengers and pages in the depart
ments, but the uniform testimony of depart
ment officials, WIS that pages would be OF no
use, and the Senate committee had therefore
restored the system OF messengers IN use. The
committee had increased the salary in one in
stance only and no additional clerks were au-
thorized except in cases of absolute necessity,
ono Of which was in the pension branch or the
surgeon generals office, where 81 more clerks
were needed.
Senator Davis, wv. va.), member of the COM
mittee on appropriations, said he agreed in the
main to all said by the chairman of the COM
1nittee. There were nearly a Thousand amend
ments to the bill, but as to those IN regard &c
the executive departments one principle gQy'
erned them ALL and that was whether salaries
should remain as already fixed by law or be
reduced. If there vas to be any change II
salaries it should be done in the proper way
mud not upon any appropriation bill. LIE
bill, as reported, was unanimously approved
by the committee.
on appropriations restoring the number ant
compensation Of employees of the Senate wer
agreed to. The amendments of the commits
on appropriations renstating the 4th and ST.
auditors of the treasury, abolished by th
Several hundred amendments of the committe
restoring the number and compensation o
clerks messengers and laborers i'll the variou
executive departments, government officers, Q
assistant treasurers, minis and assay oiilce
throughout the United States, were agreed
without debate
An amendment Of the committee providin
that before the expenditure of any of the 575
eco appropriated for the New Orleans mint tn
city Of New Orleans shall release to the Unite
States all title and claim to the lands an
premises upon which said mint ia located, WI
agreed to.
The clause of tue bill fixing the compcns'
ton of members Of territorial Legislatures :
"a per day and mileage, was amended by stril
ing out all that portion of the House bill III r
gard to distributing the territories, and the a,
nortionment of members in the Legislatures.
The committee reported amendment
strike out of the House bill the clause forbl
ding the commissioner Of pensions from dro
ping pensioners from the rolls upon separa
statements taken by special agents. Agree
Another amendment of the committee, a
propriating $1,000 for investigating the histo
and habits of insects mi furious to agrlcultul
and for experiments in ascertalnlng the bt
means of destroying them, was agreed to.
Pending consideration of the bill MESA
was received from the House of Representatl1
announcing that that body had agreed to t
Senate concurrent resolution in regard to t
final adjournment Of Congress, with an amer
ment fixing the date on June II, instead
June 10.
Senator Hamlin said he suggested the p
priety Of taking up and acting upon
amendment Of the House now. The earlier
question of adjournment should be determir
the better it would be, as Congress would tt
know the necessity of working up to it.
Senator Window opposed the pres
said it would interrupt the consideration
the legislative appropriation bill to take it
now. He intended to make motion to re
it to the committee on appropriations
Senator Paddock, from the conference G.
mittee on the bill to amend section 2464 OF
revised statutes, relative to the cultivation
timber on the public domain, submitted q
port, which was agreed to, and the bill pas
- Consideration of the legislative approx
ton bill was then resumed. The amendn
of the Senate committee reinstatlng the
of naval solicitor, abolished by the House,
agreed to.
Senator Davis Qll.) submitted am
ment to increase the compensation of c
Justice and associate Justices in the terrific
from 50, 800 to $50, 900 per annum, and IN
port of the amendment, said the law
their compensation at $4,000 per annum,
It had been reduced last year to 81, 6OO
Pending discussion the amendn
Senator Blaine moved that the army NJ
priation bill be read by title and referr
the committee on appropriations
Senator Burnside moved to refer that po
Of the bill referring to Reorganization O
arny, to the committee on military affairs.
St.ator Sargent raised the point of
tha.' the bill could not be divided for the
i, reference, and the poin! was susta
was then referred to the commit