Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-04
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
PROGRESS TOWARDSADJOURNMENT.
THE PENDING APPROPRIATION BILLS, ETC.
Senate Proceedings.


In Nebraska. and restoring portions of the reserva
ton to the public domain. Passed
Mr Mcmillan an caea a. up the Senate bi for
Maine, and st. Stephens, New Brunswick. Passed
The House resolution for the distribution of the
journals of the two houses to public and law
libraries was passed
MIR. Dawes presented the conference report on
the bill for the sale of a part OF the Omaha res
eryati0n, In Nebraska, and ii was concurred In.
Mr.. Window. from the committee on foreign re-
lations, reported the House III for the establish.
authorizing the appointment OF a consul general
TO that country, with an annual salary OF 5000.
Passed
After much time had been consumed in efforts
to secure unanimous consent for the consideration
OF measures, the Senate took up and passed the
pension cases on the calendar not objected to-
On motion Of Mr.. Platt, the House bill to relieve
certain soldiers OF the late war from the charge OF
desertion Was passed as amended to exclude from
its benefits those who served less than twelve
months or who Intentionally deserted.
At o'clock the tax-reduction bin was taken up
$40 to p, but was temporarily Laid aside to enable
Mr. Slater who desired to lie i've the city to-day, to
call up the conference report upon the Irdlan
creek orphan fund BILL On the latter motion
MessTs: rs Cameron, OF Wisconsin, ingalls, saunders,
with the democrats. The principal point in con-
troversy on the Indian bill was the item of COO
which the Senate had voted to have charged
against the Creek fund and as to which the con-
ference reported that the money Shall be paid by
the United States directly and that nothing In the
act shall prevent the latter from being reimbursed
hereafter for the same by the Creek nation. The
report after discussion was adopted
THE DEBATE ON THE TAX REDUCTION BILL
was resumed. Mr.. Beck said he had been charged
by the Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar), on
the day before, with aiding the republican party
by plumbers which furnished that party with
political capital. The charge might be well
founded, SO far as it concerned Massachusetts
alone, but it was doubtful whether it would
hold good as to any other part OF the country.
House Of Representatives.
In the House to-day, on motion OF Mr.. Harris, OF
Mass, the Senate bill was passed authorizing the
settling OF the accounts OF Edward X. Wnship,
acting assistant paymaster Of the navy.
Mr.. Holman asked leave to offer q resolution
making the bill declaring forfeited the lands
granted to railroad companies and remaining un-
earned special order for 9th December, 1889.
Mr.. HazeitOn objected .
Mr. Hutchins offered resolution proposing
constitutional amendment, providing that 1t shall
take two-thirds of the members elected to each
house OF Congress to pass a bill over the PreS!-
dents veto, instead OF twO-thirdS OF the members
voting, as at present Referred.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. Robson presented the conference report
upon the naval appropriation bill, stating that an
agreement had been reached on ali points Of dis
pute except that relative to the closing of the navy
yards.
Mr.. Robeson explained the provisions OF the bill
as far as agreed upon. The first substantial diff
Guilty met by the committee was the item abolish
ing the grade OF commodore. which hal been
stricken out. by the Senate A compromise had
been at last arrived at by the adoption OF provi-
sion that hereafter only One-haif OF the vacancies
In the various grades OF the line Of the navy shall
be filled by promotion until the number OF officers
shall have been reduced to the following points:
Rear admirals, 6; commOdOreS, 10; captains, As;
commanders, IS; lieutenant commanders, "a; lieu
tenants. $50; masters, 15, and ensgns, rs.
The next substantial difference In relation to
the sale OF Old material and ships, the Senate hav
ing adopted a provision that the amount OF such
material must be reported to Congress. The COM
provided material SlOul1
so reported, but that before any Old ship Is sold it
shall be examined and appraised by naval board
giving discretion to the Secretary OF the Navy to
close certain navy yards Was insisted upon by the
House con1erees, and was now the only matter in
dispute. The bin as it pass ID the House has been
reduced $4,000, and as 1t now stands it ap-
proprates s175 900 less than the bill OF last year
[It the amendment authorizing the Secretary or
the Navy to discontinue work at navy yards Is
adopted, all the navy yards Will be closed ex-
cept one north OF the Potomac one south OF the
Washington navy yard will be used only for ord
nance and no longer for construction, in short it
will be abandOned.l
The report was agreed to and a new conference
ordered on the disagreement touching the navy
yards. ls.consisting OF Messrs. Robson, ,Ketcham and
Atkins.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED
The conference report On the legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill submitted.
The section transferring the records OF the Sur
geOn Generals Office to the Adjutant Generals
office changed in phraseolosy, but in effect it
remains as originally adopted. The transfer will
and Navy department building is to be assigned
to the Surgeon Generals clerks and records under
the direction OF the Secretary OF War. The House
adopted the conference report
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The report of the House committee on appropria-
tions on the amendments of the Senate TO the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was submitted to the
House by Chairman HiscOck. Most OF the amend
ments were non concurred in.
THE FIRST STUMBLING BLOCK
encountered in consideration Of the bill was
the clause relative to the national board OF health
the Senate amendments increasing to the amount
of s7S 600 the appropriations made for that body.
MeSSrS. Dunn, Reagan and Manning advocated
concurrence in the amendments. Messrs. Butter
worth and Cox argued In favor OF a rejection, the
latter declaring his belief that there was plot on
foot to work up yellow fever scare in order that
the salaries OF the members OF the board might
continue.
Mr. Hiscock.-There is not a doubt about it.
Mr. Cox referred to an article In New Orleans
had attempted to get up yellow fever excitement
over a case which afterwards turned out to be q
'as Mannng deneS 9has there was any plot in
existence which affected the integrity OF the ma
tonal board.
Mr.. Reagan favored the Senate amendments.
The debate was IN progress when our report
closed.
Capitol Notes.
tax bill was taken up, the democrats refused to
accept proposition from the republican side to
pass House bill with Senate amendments adopted
In committee, and after debate OF political
character the matter went over without action.
House resolution for adjournment tomorrow was
laid over for further action.
The House yesterday adopted joint resolution
providing temporarily (until August 5th) for the
expenditures OF the government
In the House Of Representatives yesterday Mr..
Davis, of Ill, offered resolution proposing con-
stitutiOnal amendment providing that the Presi-
dent may disapprove any item OF bill appropriat-
ing money and embracing distinct items, while
approving others. Referred
Hon. j. F. Kenna, OF the Sd w. Va. district, re-
ceived dispatch to-day announcing his renOmi-
nation for Congress by acclamatiOn.
The Senate is determined not to take up the
House resolution sine die adjournment until all
the appropriation bills shall have been passed
Senators say they are not going to be crowded and
rushed by working for adjournment at a fixed
hour.
NOT Mr.. TOWNSHEND, BUT Mr. HISC0CK.
Mr.. TOwnshend, OF Illinois, made a statement in
the House to-day to the effect that during the con-
fusion attending the consideration OF the adjourn
ment resolution yesterday he had been reported
as Objecting to the proposition made by Mr. Kas-
son to adopta reSOl utton declaring that Congress
should not adjourn without reducing taxation. 1t
was Mr. HScock who had made that objection, he
(Mr. TOwnShend) ha wing merely objected to fur
ther debate. He had been in favor OF the pr0po-
SittOn.