St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-24
House of Representattve,.


House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Mr. Hiscock in
troduced bill authorizing the funding of
the entire bonded debt of United States in
two per cent. bonds. Referred.
Mr. Randall, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, said he was directed by
unanimous voice of that committee to move
to suspend the rules and pass the sundry
civil appropriation bill He wished first to
give the House an opportunity to vote upon
few amendments, the most important of
which was that reported by the committee on
expenditures of the department of justice,
relative to the salaries of United States mar
shals and district attorneys. Some opposi-
was manifested to the proposition to pass the
bill under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Morrison asked that unanimous con-
sent be allowed to offer an amendment
directing the secretary of the treasury to ap-
| ply the surplus revenue at any time in the
| treasury, in excess of one hundred millions
and not otherwise appropriated, to redemp-
ton of United States bonds, and when any
| of said bonds are redeemable at pleasure of
the government. 1t shall not be lawful to
apply any portion of the surplus to purchase
of bonds at premium. Mr.. Randall joined
Morrison in this request but Mr.. Hiscock OBJ
jected.
The reading of the bill was then proceeded
with, and when con ncluded a third minute
debate, under the rules, was entered upon.
Mr.. Hiscock briefly explained the reason
why he had objected to Mr.. Morrison IS
amendment. Theae were about $13S, 600, 900
unappropriated in the treasury, of this s75,-
900, 600 was in silver coin or fractional cur
rency. The result of the amendment will be
Bile sums in excess of 100000, leaving in
the treasury as reserve s75, ,00O.00o of sill
yer and s25, 900. 900 in gold. He objected
most emphatically to putting as a rider upon
the appropriation bill legislation which might
be os serious in its consequences as this.
Mr.. Morrison said the object of the amend
ment was simply to reach what was called
| the surplus in the treasury, money in the
treasury for the purpose of redeeming silver
or gold certificates or notes of bank which
had gone into liquidation, and other funds
in the treasury fora specific purpose, were
not counted in the surplus. As to interfe-
ing with banks, there was no such propo-
sition contained in his amendment. 1t
| simply said Ihouey that was net needed in
the treasury shoul be applied to the payment
of the public debt, and that in paying the
debt the secretary OF the treasury should not
go into the market and buy bonds at large
premium while $500, coo, 900 of bonds were
payable to the option OF the government.
Senator Randall said the present secretary
of the treasury had never gone into the
market and bought bonds at premium,
when he could by them at par, and his con-
duct was living appoval of the proposition
of the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr.. Potter protested against the clause in
the bill appropripating s500,000 to enable
the departments of the government to be
represented at the New Orleans exposition
and denied that there was any necessity for
this vast expenditure of money.
| Mr.. Randall defended the appropriation,
declaring that the exposition was great in
ternational one, which celebrated the cen
tenial of the first expectation of cotton. He
hoped this appropriation would meet the ap-
probation of the people of the United
States. Mr.. Randall then offered an
amendment directing the secretary of war to
sell at public auction the following arsenals:
Allegheny arsenal, Pennsylvania; Augusta
arsenal, Georgia; Indianapolis arsenal, In
diana; Kennebec arsenal, Maine, and
Watertown arsenal, Massachusetts,. Adopt
ed. Also granting a months extra pay to
house employees. Adopted. Also to strike
out the provision that no speech shall be
printed in the record which has not been de-
livered upon the floor Of congress. Adopted,
162 to II.
Also an amendmentappropriating 5000 for
the heirs of the late a. j. Warren, of Louis
ana, member elect of the Forty-eighth con-
gress, and like sum for the heirs of the late
J. T. Updegrof, of Ohio. Ruled out on
point of order.
Mr.. Springer, then offered an amendment
framed by the committee on expenditures of
the department of justice providing that th e
United States marshals and district attor-
neys should be paid stated salaries. SPRING
er's amendment was adopted. 1t has been
published but does not contain the section
regulating the employment Of special coun-
sci.
At the suggestion of O'Neill, of Missouri,
the proviso that convict labor should be en-
ployed in erecting the unfinished portion of
the United States penitentiary at Deer Lodge,
Montana, was stricken from the BILL
A motion to suspend the rules and pass
the Sunday civil bills agreed to, yeas $50,
nays 35.
The senate's amendments to the army
appropriations was now concurred in, and
the house adjourned.
The Committees, Etc.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The senate com
mittee on public lands voted to report favor
ably the bill providing for forfeiture of the