The Portland daily press., 1879-06-16
xLVICONGRESS-1ST SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June IA

w ASdlNGION, uHe
The army appropriation bill was reported
back from the committee ON appropriations
with sundry amendments and placed on the
calendar.
The Senate took up the Mississippi river
improvement commission bill, but after the
whole on the supplemental judicial appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Allison moved to increase the appro-
priation for district attorneys and assistants
from $500, 900 to $50O,000.
Mr.. Wallace opposed the amendment
Mr.. Conkling said it was no new jnggle in
politics to reduce the amount of regular appro-
priations, and after making noise two large
for the country to hold about economy, proceed
to vote deficiencies to meet the necessary ex-
penses. Under this clause deficiency would
certainly occur.
Mr.. Wallace said the bill was intended to
itemize the purposes appropriated for. The
amounts were considered insufficient but if
tion was in conformity with the homelyprinci-
pie that man with little money in his pocket
will spend less than man with full pocket.
Mr. Blaine congratulated the committee on
their sudden conversion. Yesterday they
forced through big bill of SIC, OOO, 900 included
in nineteen lines. Now they insist on itemiling
everything in little bill of S350OOO.
Mr.. Beck said that yesterdays bill was also
itemized, although little awkardly There
was special need of itemizing the judicial
appropriated in bulk had been so largely
devoted to deputy marshals' expenses that the
deficiency was caused by legitimate expenses
OF the courts In reply to Mr.. Conkling's in
the government records would show general
reduction in the expenses under Democratic
rule Deficiencies were generally caused by
such misuse OF money as that just men
toned. They did not propose to give the
department slush fund to run political
machine.
In reply to questions by Mr.. Blaine, Mr.
Wallace said the intent of the bill is to pre-
vent the use OF any money appropriated for the
expenses OF deputy marshals, and to prohibit
appointment of such marshals.
A long and sharp debate then followed
between Messrs, Blaine and Wallace, after
which the Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
A joint resolution from the committee on
commerce was passed, authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to inquire whether the Detroit
river can be bridged or tunnelled at or near
Detroit.
The House resumed the bill prohibiting DO
litical contributions by employees of the govern
ment
The morning hour was consumed in dilatory
motions and the bill went over without &C
ton.
The bill requiring the reissue of national
banking associations to be kept in standard
gold and silver in lieu of lawful money was
printed and recommitted
Bill removing the political disabilities of
Arthur z. Bagley of Texas was passed.
Mr.. Clark asked leave to take from the
Speakers table and put upon its passage the
bill for the benefit of the widow and children
of Gen. Shields Objected to-
Bill for the prevention of pleuro-pneumonia
after being under consideration was recommit-
ted.
Mr.. Herbert, who had charge of the next
business in order, the Senate bill to repeal the
test oath, stated that after consultation with
certain Republican members he would not
press vote today, but he hope to obtain
vote Monday.
Senate amendments to the supplemental
post route bill were concurred in.
Bill Tor the relief of c. w. Buck was pass
ed. p''N'
Mr.. Young asked leave to offer a resolution
for the appointment of select committee to
enquire into the cause and effect of the recent
exodus from Southern and Western states
Mr.. Goode objected ON the ground that the
committee had that subject already under con-
sideration.
Senate bill removing the political disabilities
OF William N. r. Beale of Virginia was
passed.
Adjourned