Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-24
% esi IS the hest supdry civil bill was agreed

Il ,aS -, 'ne sundry civil bill was agreed
ny yeas $50, nays Is. e'seu
.. ne senate amendment TO the army
apbropriation was non.concurred ~,
ana the house adjourned in
MI. Hiscock briefly explained a..
reason why he had objected ~ M vhe
siorrisons amendment. Thera W., ~,
ABOUT SlSS 0o0, 900 unanpronr,a,o %e ,.e
the treasury. or this. SIX o,a aee n ~
Tn .ser coin or fractional currency.
ha .esuit OF the amendment would
IN ioice from the treasury.
H. Rpiu, All the available sums
~ Excess oil $4,000, 900, leaving
900 n me treasury Ms "a reserve SD O0o !,
wv IN silver and s25 OoO, 900 in cold
, ny ooJected most emphatically to nut.
, ung as rider upon the approximation
vi, legislation which might lao No
serious IN Its consequences as this.
MI. MORRISON said the object of tho
amendment was simply to reach What
was called the superiluous in the treas.
ury; money in the treasury for tha
purpose OF redeeming silver or gold
cer.'iicates, or notes of n bapL
wn,cn has gone into liquidation
anu other funds in the treasury far
SPECIFIC purposes not counted In the
surplus, AS to interfering with the
oahks, tnere was no such proposition
contained IN this amendment. IL was
simply the money which was not
needed In the treasury should bt. an.
piied TO The payment of the public
dept, and that In paying the debt ihe
secretary Of the treasury should NOT co
into the market and buy bon3s
~ aao oa, large premium, while
=, ponus were payable
a',ne option OF the government.
Mr.. Randall said the present secre.
,hiy Oh me treasury had never gone
INTO the market and bought bonas at
premium when he could buy them
at par and his conduct was n living
approval of the proposition of the gen.
tleman from Illinois.
MIR. Potter protested against the
clause in the bill to appropriate $500
ooO to enable the departments of gov.
eminent to be represented ut the New
Orleans exposition aud denied there
was any necessity for this vast expend-
iture of money.
MIR. Randall defended the appropri-
alton, declaring that the exposition
was great international one while
tue celebrated centennial was the first
| exposition OF our cotton. lie hoped
this appropriation would meet with
the appreciation of the people of the
United States. Mr.. Randall then
offered an amendment directing the
secretary of war to cell at public auc.
ton the following arsenals: Allie
gheny arsenal OF Pennsylvania, Au.
Busta arsenal of Georgia, Indian.
apolis arsenal of Indiana,
hennebec arsenal of Maine,
and the Watertown arsenal of Massa.
chusetts. Adopted. Also granting a
months extra pay to the house EN-.
ployes. Adopted. Also to strike on,
the proposition that no speech should
be printed in the Record which had
not been delivered upon the floor OF
congress. Adopted, 1862 to IL. Also
an amendment appropriating So ,OOO
for the heirs of the late A. j. Heron
OF Louisiana, member.elect TO the
Forty-eighth congress, and like sum
for the heirs of the late
]. Il. Updegraff of Ohio, was ruled
out on point of order.
Mr.. Springer then offered an amend
ment framed by the committee on ex
penditures of the department of JUS
tice providing that United States mar
shals and district attorneys shall b,
paid stated salaries.