The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-06
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Senator Beck advocated the amendment,
and highly comphmented the COMMISSIONS
Of internal Revenue for his policy toward
the distillers in suppressing illicit stills, and
discouraging the erection Of new ones, and
for the increased revenues from this source.
Agreed to.
The amendment striking out the clause for
the appointment of special deputy marshals
of election by United States District and Cir
cult Judges, and providing that Circuit or
District Courts shall appoint them, was agreed
to by a party vote.
Senator Allison moved to make the appro-
priation of $500, 900 for the expenses of the
United States marshals apply also to their
Deputies, and in a colloquy with Eaton he
(Allison) claimed that there was no clause in
the Revised Statutes providing for the gem
eral deputies which the bill mentions. The
amendment was defeated 81 to 20.
Senator Blaine offered an amendment Civ
ing the employees of the public printing office
the usual public holidays.
Senator White accused Blaine OF proposing
general legislation on an appropriation bill
which principle he (White) opposed.
Senator Blaine said the Senator would soon
have a chance to prove his devotion to prln-
ciple. For himself he refused to be dictated to
by the House, and accept all their legislation
without a like privilege on the part of the
Senate to originate. and unless there was a
definite rule adopted not to engraft legislation
on appropriation bills he would maintain the
equal right of the Senate.
Senator Edmunds made a point of order
against Blaine's a~mendment, entirely IRE
spective of its merits, that ii was contrary to
the rule of the Senate, also to the principles
of the mover himself, and therefore out OF
order.
Senator Blaine denied that this deficiency
LII x,,e ronoral aJ,rcpriatiop hln. and
therefore the rule of the Senate need not here
apply.
Senator Rollins, presiding, ruled accord
ngly.
Senator Edmunds appealed, and Carpenter
applauded.
Senator Davis moved to strike out all gen.
eral legislation from this bill.
Senator Blaine said Edmunds was noted for
loading down appropriation bills with leglsla-
ton. which charge Edmunds sarcastically de-
MED.
The Chair here reversed his decision, which
act Carpenter applauded and Blaine regarded
as improper, unless reasons were given.
A spirited interchange then occurred be-
tween Blaine and Carpenter as to the proprie-
ties of this point.
Senator Edmunds moved to strike ont the
clause relating to the pay of special deputy
marshals, leaving the appropriation intact.
Rejected, 81 to %. The bill was then read for
the third time: yeas so, nays ga party vote.
Senator Coke, from the committee on In
dian affairs obtained leave report a substi-
tute for the bill ratifying the Ute agreement,
which was ordered printed and laid on the
table. After an executive session Senate ad-
iourned.
WASHINGTON, April 2-The Vice President
presented a communication from the Secreta-
~ of War, recommending an appropriation
of fifty thousand dollars for a new military
post between Forts Custer and Assinaboine.
The Crockrell bill for the Brazil mail SER
vice was referred to the postal committee and
reported adversely.
The pension of Jessie T. Plave was consid-
cred
HOUSE.
WAsHINGNoN. March 31.-Blackburn said
that the provision of the House bill prohibit
ing increased compensation where an increase
OF S25 600 had been allowed, had been Strick-
Ell out by the Senate. The only war in
which the House was engaged was war upon
a system which, in the judgment of the COM
mittee on appropriations, was a vicious and
dangerous system. and which needed limita-
ton such as the House bill had proposed.
The spectacle had been presented of a subor-
dinate rludsill clerk of the executive depart
lnent swapping his fingers in the face of the
American Congress.
11dShClt-" hal ~ you iiiCati W hIuuSlIi .
Blackburn mean a man of about the
same proportions as the man of whom | am
speaking.
He then proceeded to quote from the testi-
mony of the Second Assistant Postmaster
General 10 show that that official claimed that
he, in the exercise Of his discretion, might
eXpend the whole amount appropriated for
the fiscal year in the first two or three months
of that year and then stop ali the star services
and call llnnn CnnpraSS for q fafipta npy IN
preparation.
Haskell asserted there was not a dollar of
deficiency in the star service to-day.
Blackburn want the gentleman to un-
derstand that the amount of emphasis which
he famed into in his unwarranted Interrupt
ions is altogether gratuitous, unnecessary
and made absolutely harmless. Any man in
this House who has one idea above that of an
idiot, knows there is no deficiency to-day;
but even a man with as little wisdom as that
one whom | have described will have sense
enough to Know that if We carry forward the
postal star service or its present basis. the
30th of June next will lind us with a def
cheney, l say, of less than a million dollars
but the Second Assistant Postmaster-Genera
says that the deficiency will be 81, 720, 900.
The contracts, however, extend to 1888 so
that it is not for this year alone that these
increases of compensation apply, but they
will apply for the next two fiscal years.
Haskell subsequently attempted another
interruption, and met with an equally severe
rebuff.
Blackburn cited the case of Monroe Sails
bury, a witness before the committee, who
was interested in hundreds of these star route
contracts and whose contracts had been in
creased for extra service from S532 900 a year
to 100000, and yet not a single contract
stood IN this mans own name. This was the
power behind the throne, and which Brady,
Second Assistant Postmaster-General, relied
upon when he snapped his fingers in the face
of the House and said to it" You say l shall
hama S2Oa Q0Q Cor tho star saryica SLall