Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-02
: CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Mar, ., 1851.
SENATE,

" " VI, Plat, 1901,
SENATE.
The credentials CT SAMUEL Bell Maxey re-
elected Senator from Texas, wtr9 presented by
Mr.. Ccks. Read end filed.
After disposiDg Of business Of 10 special
interes. the Senate took up Tho Su0Gr; Civil
Appropriation bill.
MIR. Beck, who reported the bill, explained
the items OF increase made by ho Senate com.
mlttee promising az fellows: The amount of
the bill as it passed tho House wss about $2O,'
72O, 900 and the total GO COW reported to the
Senate $50 $40 900. the Senate having addsd
- ll9. 600. The aggregate vas 500 600 less
than tho estimates and 1921 900 10 excess Of
tie total CT appropriations for the current fiscal
ycsv.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at 10 o'clock in continuation
of Tuesdays session.
MIR. Tucker, Of Va, demanded the previous
question 90 the motion to corcur ia the Senate
amendment sixteen to the funding bill. This
is tho k'rdWooa" amendment, a1thoriz rg cub.
lie subscriptions for tho bonds aud rates GRO.
vided for in tho bill.
Ihore belEg co quorum PRESENT, call Of tic
House Wl5 ordered on motion of Mr.. Cor ger,
of Mich. One hundred end twenty Gvo mem
bers responded Oh this call-lcss than quor1rl
-ard then
MIR. Tucker moved to dispense With further
proceedings under the call.
Mr. Corgar demanded thu years and Days,
which resulted-yess l5S, nays 1880 further
proceedings wsro dispensed With.
MIR. Tucker then yielded to Mr.. McMahcn
OF O5lo. who reported back from the AppIopli
alton Committee the deficiency appro prialicr
bill and moved to suspend tho rules and ru. il
upon lis passage.
The reading Of the bill was cot completed
until - o'c'ock.
MIR. His,oek, Of New York, member of The
Committee on Appropriations, criticised the
bill, which Was chithY remarkable 10 that in
which it Was DEFICIENT. The estimates for the
internal revenue bureau were 100000 10 tx.
cess OF the amount appropriated 10 the bill ond
the appropriation for pablo pliatiug was $70O..
600 less than should have been allowed. Tho
Attorney General bad submitted an estimate oil
$500, 600 to ray spl al deputy mars1ale. which
| bad not been allowed by tho committee lie
had hoped hat tho democratic party you'd
have settled lis debts before it wont cut o.
power.
At ono o'clock MIR. McMahon'5 ulo:on VA:
agreed to, the rules Wero suspended, nrd tbs
deficiency blll-the las. OF tho sppropria ion
bills passed.
Tho consideration Of tho fuading bill was i'm
medlatclg resumed, the question being or order
| lrg the previous question On tho motion TO ON
cur III Senate amendment IL.
The largo majority CT the Republicans rcftaa
| cd from voting, bu: enough cas-. their votes t
ms c quorum, and tho main question -!
ordeted-yeas l34, nays %.
| The following republicans voted: AndeIso1
| Balford. Boyd. B;ownc, Cannon, DuunclI
! Davis. OF California, Elns!ein, Haskell. Hawk
HaWley, Kelly, KiIIinger Marsh. Neal, Orih
Page. R}an, Of kals.s, R,biosoD, and Wesh'
| burn.
The question REQUIRED 90 c,ucurriug ia th
| ameodmeudmet. and % division the rerutli
| cans rctralOed from voting aud left the Hous
without quorum.
After further delay The sixteenth Senate
amendment was concurred in-jcas l46, ray
lG.
Tho next question wSs GA the % in ScuaiG
amendment, which is 10 irs:rt the word Item
porarlly" in tho 4ih src:ion (Thioh autboEiz:
the 5, .c!ary OF tho Treasury 10 u:o fifty mil
lion dollars 10 coin IN tho rspption of 5 and
| per cent. bopGS.)
| 4uo CuuWllleo oo w u ) ecu Meau3 rcCJu
| mcods corcu!rcrco with 40 amendment. Thu
ameudmant is TO substitute Tor the word item
| porary" the verbs from limo to Time" a!s
| to Insert the words at any tine" 81 as to make
the sec ion read the Secretary Of the Treasury
| i; authorized to Us. ircm limo TO time
| not exceeding fifty million dollars at any ont
| time Of the standard gold ard silve: coin in th
| Treasury in tho redemption eta. Tho WY
| and means amendment Wal reiected-yeas IS
| nays l2G. The Sens.e smondmeat (.5.b) VIZ
Their concurred in.