Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIE HOUSE AGREES TO REPEAL
THE BANKRUPT Law.
4 sl,arp Debate in the House-Mr. Ewing
Flsreely Denounces tho Repeal Ruin
Predicted If the Bill Pass, and Ruin If it
Do Not Pass-Mr. Conser Assails Mr.
Wood-The Senate Conference Commit
tees Report OH the Deficiency Bills.
Senate.

tees Report OH the Deficiency Bills.
WASHINGTON. April 25.-The river and harbor
appropriation bill, which recently passed the
House, was read by title and referred. Consid-
Grafton Of bills the calendar not being OBJ
tected to- was then resumed.
Senator Blaine, from the conference commit
tee on the bill to provide for deficiencies in the
appropriation for tho service of the Govern
ment for the current and fiscal year, submitted
report. MIR. Blaine in explanation Of the re-
port, said it was signed by two members of the
committee On the part Of the Senate and two
On the part of the House, as agreed upon. The
appropriation for printing for the interior de-
partnent had been reduced from $40, 900 to
$780, CO. The Senate conferees receded from
the appropriation of $4,000 for the public
schools of the District Of Columbia, and also
on appropriation of $4,000 for the Hayden
survey. The sum for the mint at San
Francisco had been reduced from $4,000
to $l2 900. The Senate conferees also receded
from the appropriation of ~, 500 to ascertain
the depth Of water and width Of channel secured
and maintained at Sonth Pass of the Missis-
sippi river, and $4,000 for printing for the
war department.
Senator Window, member of the confer
ence said he had not been able to report and,
should the Senate agree to it, the result would
be another deficiency bill, and the Senate had
already had seven from the House of Repre-
sentatives. He objected to reducing the ap-
preparation for the internal revenue bureau
from 100000, as the Senate provided, to
$4,000, as the House provided. The commits
sioner Of internal revenue had stated unless
money should be appropriated to enable him
70 ,tr, lot; lnpio and cpfo 10 &haro
would be loss to the government. He opposed
receding from the amendment for printing
for the war department. The department at
the beginning of the year estimated $149OO0 for
this work, and Congress appropriated $72,0O0.
The secretary of war now said public service
would suffer unless All appropriation of 1926, 0J0
should be made. Again, he did not agree to
iecede from the appropriation of $500 to
ascertain the depth Of water secured at the
south pass of the Mississippi river. Mr. Eads
was doing great work there. IN regard to tho
$4,000 for public schools for the District of
Columbia Senator Window said he never ex-
pected that the appropriation of last year
would be returned. He argued that it was the
duty of the federal government to appropriate
reasonable amount of money to aid in the
support Of public schools in this District. The
report of this conference committee, should il
be adopted, means that the schools OF the
District must be closed. While there was no
legal obligation on the part of Congress to ap-
propriate money, there was moral obligation
to do 30. He hoped the conference report
would not be referred to.
Senator Beck, u member of the conference
committee, who signed the report, said the
Senator from Minnesota had done the House of
Representatives and one of the Senate conferees
great injustice in his presentation of the case;
that the Senator began with TRADE against
tha House Of Representative on account of the
manner in which the House had sent tho det
iciency bill to the Senate, when the fact was
that the House, although the majority in that
body was opposed to the administration; had
sent over the bills in the manner complained
of at the urgent request of different depart
ments Of the government, they having repre-
sented it was impossible to carry the bust
nesr of the departments if appropriations be
postponed until the regular deficiency appro-
priation bill should be considered. The truth
was that in some cases money appropriated for
enc purpose had been used for others. The
House Of Representatives had acted towards
this administration with great iberaity. and
with no desire to embarrass any department.,
Ssp t Esn sna no~ Ssp1 shts COURSE
OF the House was made the ground of accusa-
ton against that body. The regular deficiency
bill would soon be ready for consideration, and
these contested items, upon more information,
could be acted upon. The Senate conferees
internal re7enle sui ,ient money for him to
carry that branch of the services. The
House conferees assured those on the part of
the Senate that they would examine into this
matter, and see that justice was done to the
commissioner. They gave him $4,000 now,
and should it turn out upon investigation that
more was needed, it would be given before the
$40, 900 was expended. AS to the appropriation
for examining the depth of water at the
south pass Of the Mississippi river. he mad
on that ~ead get d
already sufficient funds to make the
examination, and more would be supplied il
necessary. As to the appropriation for the
war department printing. that department had
been extravagant last year in building and had
travagantly bound and sent all over the coun
try, and the House desired to inquire into the
matter before making further appropriation
AS to the appropriation of $75, 900 for public
salaries OF the District, he desired to say it hae
been stated on the floor of the Senate that TIT
$4,000 appropriated last year had been re
turned, but it not SO, and the COMMITTEES
thought it better to drop this item off this bill
rather than have the whole bill defeated. How
ever just and honest it might be to appropriate
this money. this matter should be reported b.
the District of Columbia committee. Tha
committee could report bill tomorrow morn
ing, and it could be passed by both Houses.
Mr.. Blaine said he wonld do as much for tn
public schools of the District as the Senate
from Minnesota, but disagreement to this con
ton of $4,000 for schools. The House Q
Representatives now considering plan t,
settle this whole business between the Distric
and government ON some permanent basis. II
did not think there the remotest posi-
bility of the schools being closed if Congress
should fail to appropriate the $4,000. Their
were many reasons why the bill should b
passed. In it were many appropriations fo
public buildings aud other important publ
works all over the country.
Roo +bo oiceio r>f
district stated yesterday that failure to appre
pirate $75,0l'0 would not cause the closing G
the public schools, besides they said it was n
use to appropriate the money with the expect;
ton that it would be paid back.
The report Of the conference committee W.
then agreed to-yeas IS, nays l8, as follows:
AYES.
Allison Davis, III. Mcdonald,
= A7athomy, Davis, w. va. Maxey,
Barnum, Dennis, Merriman,
Bayard, Eaton, Morgan,
Beck, Garland, OgetSty,
BIatne, Grover, Plumb,
BOOTH, Harris, Randolph,
Butler, Hsrgord, Ransom,
Cameron, Pa., Johnston, Sargent,
Cameron, Wis. Jones, Fla. salisbury,
Cockrel, Herman, Thurman-St.
Coke, McCreery,
NAYS,
Brsuea FeryY, Paddock,
Bmrmsis HoaDe, Rollins,
Christtancy, .MclNiLan, Saunders,
Dx,ues, Mcpherson, Spencer,
Dorseu 1Nitchell, Taller,
Ednau1ads, Morrill, Windona-18.
Senator Matthews submitted resolution {
recting the secretary Of war to report to t
CO., OF a hat aT1ount had heen eYn ar6 e6s for IA