New-York tribune., 1880-01-09
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Garfield lR-p. Ohio appeared ot his
l. il- uo,uu- and ..,td tue congratulations OF
Do. Hruul'c1u cIuclse. I. well Hs tal.e ot several
Democratic uru..,r -upf.I.'. Nc-r- la. sOurI an ID
Carlisle. o. Ararucss. Cymrr. ~ rIu-'l.ln.a aui
,.. .oI 4.za.. up,l h.- .uccc-..u h-ut ior t.e OHIO
Nr riI -'Yli .E'r. n. yl rr..ca..Io c-mmuu.,s-
tou t-om t.- u.o. ilor,ao SEYMOUR, asking "r tac
passage of 'l Inr f.. erection tlA monument ,o Gene
cfai I..rslu.r hc.,rr,1.
BILLS Err1rrtD.
Mr. g.. WOOD OD.a.. s.. -. Chairman Of the Commit,
tee oA Wlysa.i 2,ag- r,por'h 10 ui.on calling on
al. -..f, y ,l tc Treasury ior information, slonIuZ
the luuirr ~ licensed d,al0-i 300 -. tobacco. ami tlc
amount oi r.ycauc r, lc,.ed uom such dealers dlcng
tie fiscal yllr cad,d Juoa 80. l,19. Adopted
Mr. LLt,KBrES Ucm.. E,J. irom the Committee
on Appf pittous. reported 10 resolution, winch vas
adopted. ds,c,is taat committee 10 Inquire into tlo
causes uud cAfrui ot th' iro'ah" cncf n tao Pos
Nr AEWTiI.I.U dem. y. t.J rr.iu t, r0.. ..ffeo .
N.n.- anI Mr ar reported hi couc'.aih2 i''A'l'n'
oi mtu,raI LANDS. pros dc. tat under ,rrIu c'ui-
fious ANY r-on Wny io' atca ulnue chm D" colorado
by marking i- boundaries wlh 30 least .A @u'-i" .hi
siak,s and hrslrans "ot4 "lihln o." "" iA" '1i,f
Iud.r % point oi oid.t tha DH Was referred io th'
.Ir,, o,. il .n. Va chairman OF Tie Committee on
L.u.aIou nnl L'h"r, i'i,i.'d o'-S il' u"i Co "rpy
~ tc p.a,,. D. i.,icd totuc Commute. ~ Oh. Whole
Nr. UAEHl- tD 800. v }, chairman "i thc ComDi.t"c
"h i'' D. ''" M 90. '", & i.t " i m ' ,. ,r,,I
tlou aud dstri1DuoI of asuppleu'nt 10 toe Revised
Mr.. KEIFER H,cp.. ONO, submitted an amendment
providing ;lIt ia. publication ~i."" lgd "J I"r niI
-IaI o. fth h.n O. hf rffWt ffD' IrurtU in" 4'.-
therein confirmed but reference o ANY ina a't shall
Ihc 'a-ni,i.ni vas adopted a.c.rc a. o tAc commit
Tee udmeut-. ,ur lnr srnat" ' was lcn pa.s ..
Vr. WILSON N. u., ". Va. nom thr COMMITTEE ou
@ i,,'' ~. of t XI\ t'- ka,a a., tr
clover report, a4d tie testimony accompanying tHe
Mr coNGER R.p.. Mich) -aid tnlt lna a.much rs lt
ia "A b. f. ttl b. i 10
tc IIou.e or as c1uttee, he would dc u'ld los rclt
Pending action. the morning hour expired. and tho
n .G.c f.u. 10 10 y. u., went lH'o t'm.-i..' lr
CtELl- lrr, XVI 100 hec-ai'-'n O." report tot tAe
MiEsDiNG TIE RULES.
Mr. REAGAN Dem. Texas, spoke III opposition to the
p,oposcs sUIc wAirl provides tldt thc Committee on
Commerce san report The River and Haroor bi merely
for reference 10 thc Committee On Appropriations. lie
stated that ;65.0Oo.o0O had been Appropriated
for The Improvement OF rivers aud hdr-
hors on the report Of the various Com
m.tte.s ON Commerce IN past ConSrc-.c7. Il was
proposed tlui thc Committee Commerce should de-
vote months to thc craton OF the RIVER and Gar
Dor bill and then report II to another committee which
should d,rrmlnc in lew hours whether the first com
nlttrc Dad houc.ty performed Its u.y.
Mr. STENENSOA Otm., lllJ inquire why II was Thar
the Rvcr ana lIIrbor bill was generally passed under
Mr. REAGAN replied that ono Of the reasons was that
# tnc seut to the Committee Of the whole II
wonld be Weighed down by amcndmcnts The Com
mittce on Appropriations simply took the ostimnes OF
The dcparno ntz added MP and divided and said that
they should hc cut down ~ certain cases. II was stated
that the Committee on Commerce had appropriated Tor
creeks which should have hcen maeadnmi1'd. IL had
never since hi connection with the committee made an
APPROPRIATION for uaNlgAhe river which had not been
nrvirnbe bcfrr' the appropriation had been made.
Mr. McLANE (Dcm, MAJ called attention To the fact
that The Snudry Cyil bl had been passcd under
pension Of the rules Time nnd again bs II not passed
under Suspension, would not De passed nj AL
Mr.. GARFIELD U.cp., Ohlo) said lie believed In the
aud habor legislation OF the country since 1861
about Sl2j.OOO,oO0 had been expended ia that work
That "a glory which Cor gress ought Ia be proud Of
Therefore e dld not speak ns hostile - the RIVER ana
Uarbor lll. There two great committees thut
e"sr Mere The 2Gmttets Of WAYS and Means aud OF
Appropriations. II the business ~ the to decide
wherr the should he procured to meet the ex
pcndurcs of the Government. and II WAS the business
Of other decide the amount OF those
ou Appropriations that cOmmitcc had frat decided the
aggregate amount a: appr0pTiatous md then notified
the Military, Naval and Commerce Committees OF tue
amounts that could be assigned t0 each ~ hoso branches
80 that the Committee on Commerce prepared u RIVER
aud lIarbor bill IN accordance Win the notification
Ihat ne re- f5S@ir1 ~ tne en- @ r nd fg og
Congress decide. what rivers and harbors should be
regarded the line Of improvements. 50 thht the
Tnurnttee ON Appronrat.o .os IN ght recommend annual
mr. HOOKER dem Mlss) said taat the Committee
on Appropriaon- mad warfcd I'm Importance the woik
OF oRrr important committee. Al the proper time
would Offer amendment To remedy thls.
Mr.. RANDALL (Dtin, Pennj SAID mat there hdl beeh
on the part Of the Committee On Rules no intention to
abrdge the powers OF any committee Of the House.
Tne House not deprived OF the power OF suspend
ing that very passing the River and HarbOr
bill The Committee Rulos had confined itself TO an
admonton that the appropriations for rivers ana har'
bors should not be excessive they sometimes were
During the len years that the River and Harbor bill had
been separated the other appropriation bills IL had
been gradually growing from year to year until
from s2oOO,OOo II mad run ito $s0oooo0.
there to be many heads where there should
be only head. the path OF e1irayBgance would he
entered on that would end la the bankruptcy OF the
Treasury. He thought that N the amount appropri-
ated for rivers and haIbors was limited TO S0,OOO,OOO
year that would be acceptable 10 the people
Mr.. ONEII4L Rep. Penn.)-My course IN the House
In regard to appropriations has been to- strike my