Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-14

ommendation that it be placed on the
calendar with the understanding that
no action 81 II be taken on the meas
ure until next session. 1t is be-
lieved that senator Bayard will consent
to this course of procedure in the nature of
compromise, although he would insist upon
resigning his Guardianship it Senator Coke's
resolution to discharge the committee were
made party decree, and he will, under no
circumstances, consent to report the bill
without distinct understanding that action
upon it shall be postponed until the next ses-
sion.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Morrison, from the committee on ways
and means, reported bill authorizing an. al
lowance for losses by leakage or casualty of
spirits Withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for expectation. Referred to the committee
on the whole.
Mr. Pound introduced bill authorizing the
secretary of war to use certain moneys APP
propriated by the act of March 3, 1879, for
| the protection of the high sandbanks of the
Chippewa river.
Mr.. Young, from the committee on public
| buildings and grounds, reporte joint reso-
| luton for the completion OF the foundation of
| Washing ton monument.
Mr. Morton, from the committee On foreign
| affairs, reported by unanimous consent bill
| to allow auy telegraph company to land their
ocean cables on the coast of the United
States. This is the bill reported by Mr.. Fer
nandu Wood in the last congress for the pur-
pose of cutting off all class legislation. The
bill, however, is subject to the terms of such
grants as have heretofore been made By con-
gress for laying and maintaining telegraph
cables.
The bill passed, and the house soon after
ward adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
On motion of Senator WIthers the army
appropriation DILL was read the second tune
and referred to the committee on appropra-
| tons.
On motion the house supplemental post
route bill was taken up, amended and passed.
On motion of Senator Beck the senate pro-
| ceeded to consider the legislative, executive
| and judicial appropriation bills, as reported
from the committee on appropriations.
Senator Beck explained the bill, with the
view to simplifying 1t. as it came from the
| house. He had himself prepared, as a sub
| stitute, an amendment presenting the usual
! form of such an appropriation bill without
| changing the amount or the purpose of the
| appropriations, except according to the
amendments made by the senate committee
on appropriations. He was not, however,
| authorized Dy the committee to report that
substitute; yet it might help the senate to
understand the house bill.
| Senator Window thought he could not
| vote for the bill as passed by the house. 1t
was an incomprehensible affair, and it would
be far better to pass the bill lately vetoed
| without the political clauses.
| Senator Beck explained that the bill had
been raised in its present shape by the house
| and accepted by the senate committee with
| the view to having action and permitting an
| early adjournment.
Senator Window moved to recoRlulit the
| bill, that the committee might have the op-
portunity to report in the usual form.
Senator Houston opposed the motion, on
account Of the delay it would cause.
Senator Allison supported Senator Win
| dom's motion. He could not understand why
bill which had been agreed to twice by both
houses during this session should not be
passed again without the disputed political
clauses.
Senator Davis NV. Val opposed the mo-
ton.
Senator Blaine supported it, and severely
criticised the form of the bill, saying among
| other things, that as it came from the house
it actually appropriates nothing at all, and
the senate committee had to amend by IN
serting the necessary approprlatlng clause.
| He thong ut 1t little short OF q disgrace Tor
| congress to send such thing cut as an APP
| preparation biz. He read some of the lam
! guage of the DILL, and amid the laughter
| which followed, said that If the people did
not know where this language was used, they
would think 1t was taken from a joke-book
| Yet this was what came from the house as
an appropriation bill. He thought good
motion would have been to kick the whole
thing under the table.
Senator Conkiing also deViGed TIE bill.
Senator WINDOWS motion to recommit
| was lost-yeas, %; nays, 32-a strict party
vote, except that Senator Davis H. voted
yea.
Senator Anthony hoped that Senator
Beck's substitute would be considered.
Senator Beck explained that the commit
tee had not reported on his substitute. lie
felt compelled to stand by the action of hi;
committee, and would support the bill as re-
ported. The bill was then read for actor
on the committee amendments.
When the first clause had been read Sena-
tor Window asked Senator Beck to inform
him how much money that clause appro
priats3,
Senator Beck sad Re could tell how much
| Gft2en million nine hundred thousand dollars
It was harq to say what any one clause ap
propriated.
, Senator Window said every clause of Sena
tor Beck's substitute showed just what none.
was voted by it. He wanted to know if Sen
tor Beck could tell within four OF Eve million
, of what this clause appropriated. Laughter.
Senator Beck's reply, and the discussion
that followed, was repetition OF the Prev
Gus debate.
Senator Blaine rose to point of order, AM
f asked In what parliamentary form he coalC
offer an amendment to any of the clauses re
! peaed or continued by this bill If he ohJecte'
to any of them.
: Senator Beck thought this bill could b
2 amended just like any other.
} Senator Blaine said nothing could b
| amended that was not read at the clerk
3 desk; he could fire blank shot in the air, i
= the hope that 1t would strike something i
last years bill.
, Senator Beck thought that last years bi
= could be read.
= Senator Blaine did not know under VIVA
e rule.
l The presiding officer [Garlandl remarks
e that he did not feel called upon to decide tn
| appeal case, and asked Senator Blaine to stat
the amendment.
o Senator Blaine therefore offered an amend
2 | meut to substitute "thirty-six hundred dol
= | lars" for thirty hundred dollars" TO
= wagons for transporting the senate mails.
s There was considerable laughter and con
5 fusion as nobody could find such a provisio
= In the bill, and Senator Blame said that j
= came In somewhere under the first clause.
s Several Democratic senators proteste
o against this method of what they considere
= | obstruction. After some further debate Sen
= ator Blaine withdrew his amendment, an
4 the reading of the bill was proceeded will
= At the END Of each clause the debate was re
g newed, as indicat d above, Senator Blaine 6
one time going so far as to say that the bi
! really appropriated nothing for the year 1885,
c but only amended and limited the appropri.
# tioAsfor 1879.
It Senator Salisbury denounced what /
n called "this captious criticism of the bill.
= He would say that any man, with any leg
y acumen, who attempted TO consider the bill
# would be jackass if he could not understan
g what congress meant by it. Great laughtt
: followed this remark and good huTnor too
y the place of a general irritation before man
e tested.
d Senator Rollins submitted an ameudmeI
n appropriating one hundred and fifty thousan
l. dollars to pay Judgment of the court of claim
), Rsiected-yeas, II; nays, 80.
s Senator Bailey submitted an amendmel
n appropriating one hundred and fifty thousar
q dollars for collecting statistics and compilin
" matter for annual and special reports, ar
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