Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15

Senate PrOceedines To.da,

HltHJ III Tue appropriate navy ydTuS. TO
committee ON appropriations.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill repeating so much
of the army appropriation bill as provides for the
retirement OF Gen. Sherman and Lieut. General
Sheri Ian Referred
Mr.. WidOm offered a resolution calling on the
President for copies of the declarations OF Edward
Lytton-Bulwer ana Mr.. Clayton upon the ratif1ca-
tion OF the Clayton BulHer treaty ard for any
other documents referred to In the instructions of
oth May, 1Se2. Adopted.
DOUBLE PENSIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Van WyCk, a resolution was
taken up directing the Secretary of the Interior
to withhold action on the payment of double
pension to Gen. Ward B. Burnett until the Presi-
dent shall act upon the bill passed yesterday,
which contains provision prohibiting the pay
In Mt OF double pensions.
81. VOORHEES, opposed the resolution, saying he
had talked with the Secretary of the Interior yes
terday, and he (Mr. Voorhees) betrayed no conf
dence in saying the Secretary felt entirely compe-
tent to guard the governments interests; that he
was not asking any such interference by Congress,
but on the contrary Gid not desire any such inter-
ference.
MI Van Wyc2 said 1t was not question OF the
amount OF money paid to penSiOncr. but q ques-
the government could &nnu q law OF Congress.
Mr. voorhees,, in reply to question, declared
that the decision Of the Attorney General to the
effect that Gen. Burnett Was entitled to two pen
SlonS-One granted under general and one under
Especial law-did not affect any other pension
case.
Mr.. Van Wyck maintained that it did affect
thousands OF similar cases.
Mr.: Blair opposed the resolution, which was ad-
vOcated by Mr. GTOome
Mr.. Williams thought that it was an eXtraordi-
nary proceeding for Il legislative boly to serve an
injunction on gallant OIL soldier in order to re-
strain him from collecting his just dues from the
government, and he oppoS d the resolution.
Pending further discussion the morning hour
expired and the matter went over.
On motion OF Mr.. Logan, the Senate, this after
noon, temporarily laid aside the regular order <the
revenue reduction billy and took up the pension
appropriation bill.
f1Ouse of Representatives..
THE DISAGREEMENT on THE LEGISLATIVE APPRoPRI-
ALTON BILL.
Mr.. Cannon, from the committee OF conference
on the legislative, executive and judicial appr0pr-
alton BILL reported that the committee had been
unable to agree. Mr.. Cannon expl eined that the
first matter in dispute touched the salaries Of the
House and Senate employees.
Mr. Atkins and Mr.. Holman insisted that the
House should maintain its position upon the SUBJ
ect ah even We're the bill to hang fire for long
tine. should hold to the doctrine that. as CO.
ordinate branch OF the legislative department, it
had right to determine what the salaries OF gov
eFnment employees should be.
Mr. Holman declared that he would rather see
the bill fail than have the House yield upon this
question
ton there must be concession and he did not think
that any one seriously maintlined the Idea OF stay
Ing IN Washington simply for the purpose of
making fight with the Senate over q mater
which involved only 5000.
AIR Blouut argued against making any compro-
mise With the Senate, whose action he said was
not courteous to the House.
Mr. Cannon Zone of the conferees) referred TO the
action OF the Eou-e few days since in putting on
the Sundry civil bill an item giving a months
extra pay to House employees, and said 1t was
worse than folly for the House to claim to be more
Virtuou5 than the Senate. He said that another
point or dlsagreementin in conference was as TO the
transfer OF records pertaining to pensions to the
AdJutant Generals Office. Another was as to
placing records for safe heeping on the top floor OF
the new State Department building. He urged
the House to insist on It's disagreement with the
Senate on these points.
Another point OF disagreement was as to the
publication OF the Supreme Court reports, the Sen
at. refusing to accede to the House item.
After long discussion the House voted to insist
on It's disagreement with the Senate ami TO ask
for a further conference.
MI McCo'd offered resolution 1nstructing the
salaries OF employees OF the Senate ana House
Ruled ont on point OF order.
Mr.. Dunn offered q resolution declaring it to be
the duty OF the two houses to fix the salaries ef
officers OF beth hCIses, Just as they have fixed the
MeSSrs. Cannon, HSc0ck and Atkins were reap
pointed as cOnferpeS Oh the legislative bl and
MeS'rS. HiScock. Robson and Cox OF y. Y. were
tion biz.
On motion of Mr.. Burrows of Mich, resolution
was adopted referring to the committee on civil
service reform the question OF inequalities or
salaries between the Senate and House employees,
provided that no Salaries be increased.
Mr.. Williams, OF Wisconsin, reported back from
tle coil'llttee on foreign affairs the resolution Of
fcred by Mr. Cox, ot New York, requesting the
President 10 communicate any Information in nos
session of the State department. in reference to
any change or modification in the sipulatiOns un-
deI which the French cable company was permit
ted TO lana lis cable on the shore OF the U. s. 10
the eject That it would not combine with other
companies To raise the rates, with a view to Con-
gr9sSlonal action to prevent consolidation. Adop-
ted.
The committees were then called for reports.
InOoe made were referred.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
On the cali being completed, the House at half
past one went into committee OF the whole (llr
Burrows in the chair on the Senate amendment to
the river and harbor appropriation bill. The first
sixteen amendments were non-concurred in as a
matter Of course On the seventeenth amendment
peing that for the survey OF ship canal to connect
the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, Mr. Carlisle
desired TO have q special vote so as to emDhasiza
the opposition of the House to it. After some little
discussion separate vote was taken on this
amendment and 1t was non-concurred in.
Capitol Notes.
At the evening session OF the House last NIGHT
pens on bills were passed to the number OF forty
among them the Senate bill granting an Increase
OF pension 70 the widow OF Gen George A Custer
The House also ne ssed hills r,ran.tuH "a S
condemned cannon for monumental purposes.
lt was Representative Taylor, chairman OF the
House committee to audit the expenses OF Presi-
dent Garheld.s illness AMI funeral, that defended
the acton OF that committee in the House yester-
day, and not Representative Richie as mad
Vertently stated in THE STAR.
EXTRA HOURS AND EXTRA PAY.
The Senate committee on printing to-day re-
ported Mr.. Hawley joint resolution directing that
the public printer shall cause work to be done in
the Government Printing Office and It's branches
at night us we'll as through the day when the exi-
gences of the public services require it, and pro-
yfdng that the public printer shall pay for all
work performed on legal holidays, SUNDAYS and
between the hours OF IL o'clock midnight and s
ocicck a. m. an advance OF fifty per cent on the
prices hXci by law Mr.. Plumb objected to the
consideration OF the resolution, and it went over
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
as ported 10 the Senate from the appropriat tfons
committee contains several general amendments.
among them clause providing that at least ten
appointments shall be made each year to the navy
from the naval academy; also changing the medi-
cal corps from so surgeons and 90 assistant ard
passed assistant surgeons to Ii0 surgeons of
whom so are to be OF the nrSt-class and the other
80 or the second and third classes. The sections
relating to paymasters, engineers and the retire
ment Of officers are also altered. The House Pro-
vision authorizing the suspension OF work at navy
yards Is amended by providing for at least two
yards on the Atlantic and gulf coasts, one north
aud one south OF the Potomac river and one on
the Pacific coast. The bill aS 1t passed the House
appropriated In the aggregate Sl5, ,35I, 1895, and
this amount has been Increased about OOCO by
the Senate committee. The principal items OF in
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