Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-27
The Senate To-day.


OF agriculture and the mechanical arts, and it was
passed.
- LEGISLATIVE ETC, APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate, on motion OF Mr. Allison, took up
the legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill. This bill, as it passed the House. appro-
priated total of s19Ss0 273 IS; the Senate commit
tee on appropriations increased it by 1886 S47 So
making the total, as reported to the Senate, s2O-
117.121.15 The estimates for the year amounted
Senate VAS less tan he
The same bill for the current fiscal year appro-
priated ST 433 hence the bill for next year
exceeds the appropriations for 1882 by S. 7S3 &C.
The House cut down the pay of the Senate en-
poyes, but the Senate committee restored the sal
aries arr to existing figures The restoration OF Sen
ate salaries and additional employees recommended
by the Senate committee added s37, 7,947. 80 to the
olll as 1T came from the house. The number of
vided for in the bill as it came from the Senate
committee, was 1905; the number now employed
IS 1855; increase, 451. OF this increase ,210 are
of pension cases. Mr.. Ferry offered an amend
ment to make the seven extra messengers en-
ployed by the SeLate several months ago "for the
session. permanent, and to allow them s., ,44o per
The amendment Of Mr.. Ferry was agreed to after
dlscussion-3l ayes, "a nays.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Harmer presented in the House to-day a
petition from the operatives OF the hosiery mills
OF Philadelphia in favor of the correction OF the
woOlen goods. Referred.
Messrs Morse and Ranney proceeded, on behalf
OF the donors to present with appropriate speeches
to the House OF Representatives handsome por-
trait of the Hon. Robert c. Winthrop.
Mr. Tucker, after a few eloquent remarks, Of
fered resolution shat the Speaker be requested
to inform the Hons John ]. Long, E. r. Hoar and
Samuel c. Cobb, OF Massachusetts, OF the satsfac-
tiOn with which this Househas received their pres
ent OF the portrait OF the Hon. Robert c. Winthrop,
speaker OF the Thirtieth Congress, and to assure
them that 1t shall be placed and preserved among
those OF other distinguished men who In times
past have presided over the House OF Representa-
t1ves." After brief speech by Mr.. stephens, who
seconded the resolution, 1t was adopted unani-
mouSly.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
Mr.. Ranney, from the committee on elections.
reported resolution in the contested election
case OF Strobach vs. Herbert, from the ID district
OF Alabama, granting leave to the contestant to
withdraw his contest without prejudice. Adopted.
Mr. Thompson Qowal, from the same committee,
submitted report in the contested election case
bama, accompanied by resolution declaring the
seat vacant. Laid over for future action.
THE BILL TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION
Mr.. Page, chairman Of the committee on CON-
merce, arising to question of privilege sent to the
clerks desk and had read the following statement
relative to the passage OF Che bill to regulate i'm
migration: ION Monday, the 10th instant, by
committee of commerce, moved to suspend the
rules and pass H. r. 1869 to regulate immigration
he and was no m 70 te % S
agreed to by the committee on commerce Mr..
Reagan and the members OF the committee pres
ent were mislead in regard to the bill which was
passed, they supposing it to be true copy Of the
bill agreed to by the committee. The committee
recommends and asks that the House substitute
the true bil now in the possession OF the commit
zee, for the one passed"
h Mr.. Van VoOrhis objected.
Mr.. McLane cOntended that as the statement in
timated that the gentleman from Texas {ir Rea-
gan) had been imposed upon, question OF privi-
lege was raised, and it was not competent for an
objection to be raised against the consideration Of
The Speaker took the contrary view.
Mr.. Page said that, without intending to reflect
mittee on commerce found itself embarrassed BY
the fact that the wrong bill had passed the House,
and he thought it but just to the committee that
the House should consent to pass the bill as it
came from the committee.
WHAT MR.. VAN vOORHIs SAID.
Mr.. Van Voorhis-For the last week the news
papers have been filed with publications such as
the one now send to the clerks desk. do not
blame the newspapers, because the falsehoods in
the committee on commerce. There never was a
falser charge made than that designed to deceive
anybody in the passage of a bill OF such moment
GUS importance to the country. He then sent to the
clerks desk and had read as ga specimen brtck''
an article in the Chicago Tribune, alluding to his
he preVsion Of thus S WHICH s com
platned OF was one OF the highest public concern.
believe that every patriotic member of the
authorities and the facts will see that this fourth
section ought to be passed exactly it is just as
the Ereniag Post said the other day that II the
committee did not recommend that section it
ought to have recommended it. There was no
motive on my part There was no money
IN WAS n1 IL Tnsr Tss Of no DuD RSss pses In ano it
good. Istand here ready to defend myself against