National Republican., 1884-06-27
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Amer the Introduction Of a few bills, ana the
passage OF Mr.. Allison's resolution limiting the
debate on amendments to appropriation bills
TO five minutes, the legislative, executive, md
judicial appropriation bill was proceeded
with, the pending question being on the
amendment proposed by the senate uppropria.
tion committee TO strike out the clause permit
ting dlstillerics maShing ten bushels or less Of
grain per day to be run without stOrckcepers,
and inserting instead n provision amending
the revised statutes 50 ns to forbid n collector
rom hereafter approving bonds of grain dstil-
lcrs the survey OF whose distllcrics shall b. for
less capacity thun ten bushels OF grain per
day, and so as to forbid under penalties, thc
distillatlon of a less daily quantity than that
ton.
The point of order being raised that the part
recommended for insertion WaS new lcg!sla-
ton aud therefor obnoxious to the rule for
bidding such Legislation IN appropriation bills,
the chair sustained the point Of order, and tho
now clause recommended was not adopted.
Inc committccs recommendation to strike out
the house clause was, however agreed to.
as the bill was proceeded with MIR Ingalls,
called attention to the large amount (s6l,0OO)
appropriated for rent Of buildings.
Mr. Allison explained that whom the pension
building shall be completed the amount to be
$4,000, as that building will accommodate
LOO clerks.
Mr. Allison offered an amendment provid.
ing That hereafter no speech or portion ol
speech, or remarks, shall be printed In the
Rtc0W that shull not have been delivered on
the loOr OF the senate or hOuSeoi representa-
tweSin open session.
-, Mr.; Morgan raised on this the point OF order
that II was new legislation, but aftcr conSulia-
ton with other senators Withdrew It, although
the CHAIR had sustained the point OF order.
M. Sherman said he was in favor of the
wanted 10 know itthls prevented the ordinary
revision.
AR, Allison replied that 1t was not so
intended.
Mr.. Vest offered the following substitute:
THAT the reports iu the rssiOHd, RccOrdshnll
DC an accurate tfnnscrptuf the proceedings
ana the debates Of the two houses Of congress,
aud that no speech shall be published therein
winch Was not spoken In the senate or In tho
| house of representatives, and such speeches
snail be printed ~ they were actually deliy-
cred except verbal corrections made by the
author Of the speech and by no other person;
Nnd that when speeches are reserved by their
authors FOR correction, they shall be returned
TO the reporter Ofthu house in which they were
delivered within one week; and If not so
returned, they shall be printed in the CDji-
0'tssionm Record from the notes of the reporter.
Mr. Vests amendment was agreed TO.
Mr. Beck offered the following amendment
That ,nll distilled spirits entered for with
| drawal for export may be set apart and rcmuiu
for a period not exceeding six months in the
| warehouse of the diStillCry in which they
| were stored when so entered, subject to such
regulations as the secretary Of the treasury
| shall prescribe"
Mr. Ingalls, raised the point of order that this
| was new legislation.
| The chair sustained tho point, and ruled tho
\ amendment not in order.
| Mr.. Beck also offered MS an amendment to
the section appropriating salaries for gaugcrs.
| storokccpcrs, &c, the following; mo part OF
| the money hereby appropriated shall be cN-
| pended for the maintenance Of any grain dis
| tillory which has not mashing capacity OF
| ten bushels day."
This amendment was not agreed to.
All amendments having been made, the bill
was read a third time and passed.
| TIE SIGNAL OFFICE.
| Mr., Pendleton offered u resolution directing
/ the secretary of war to collatc the various laws
under which the signal service bureau is or
| ganizcd, and TO report cOditiCation Of such
| laws 70 congress at the next session, with such
| amendments as he may Wish to recommend
also TO report as TO tho status of the chief signal
officer, qnd the propriGty Of keeping the bureau
| under the general supervision of the war de
pTtment. The resolution lies over until to
| day.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on com
merce, reported the river and harbor bill with
| the request that 1t be printed and recommitted
| 10 the committee. Agreed to.
On motion Of MI. Plumb, the senate thcr
\ took up the bill to forfeit the uncarned land
/ grant of the Atlantic aud Pacific Railroad com
| pany, and with this Us the unfinished business
! for to-day the senate (ut 5A6 p. M wen
| ink) executive session, and when the door,
| were rcOpened adjourned.