New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-24
AT RANDALL'S COMMAND.
MILLIONS VOTED NCoNsIDERATELY'
PIE HOUSE PASSES THE sUNDRf CN''
KNOWING NOTHING Aboui ii'
INV nvrr,reRAPu To THE TRIBUSE.l


Inv Tr1rcR APH To THE TRlBUNEI
-, limo 23-The House to-day VIZ
=. aI1iootod IN favor of the Appropriations
r;t.oa which passed with only such amehu-
80 "a Il chose, and without any explahation'
"a With only thirty minutes of debate, the 0u"-
Srv Civil Appropriation bill, which carries
about sol. .O00,0 600. The bill az P"90o
,oronrises more than 100 pages and gIea'
bumber and variety of items lt was repoi'o" ~
IN. House late Saturday afternoon an" was nv
accessible in print until this morning IL was Pi0
nared nv a subcommittee of three mehoeIs' ""o'o
~, ,ros cursorilv reviewed by the other members
nf the Appropriations Committee IN le" houiS'
rbe hill was read in the House to'oHS'
Art nobodv paid the least attention TO the
soodinc and sol 600 900 was voted by the House
uitbont q dozen Representatives knowing ior
what objects or under what conditions the money
is 70 be expended save i'll few instances
SIMPLY RATIFYING RANDALLs WORK
Tho House sjmply ratified, without requiring ex-
n1onation or discussion the work OF OhaH-
man Randall and the other two members
NJ the subcommittee who prepared inc
hill Mr. Cannon. one of the subcommittee saio
that he regarded the bill as inadequate I'D some ro
spects. but he found no opportunity 10 give par
ticulars. and contented himself by saying una. he
hoped the Senate would remedy the imperfectlohs
nf the measure. lie dlsO lelhdi No" 'H'''
months since Congress assembled there nau
haen annie time to prepare and brlhg
In the bill and consider il in orderly manner uh
der the rulcs of the House. The action OF to-day
was possible only because of the extreme anxiety
of the Democrats to have Congress adjourn pelore
thelr National Convention and the Willingness Vi
Republicans to accommodate them
MoRRIsoNs PROPOSITION
Chairman Morrison distinguished hlmseh Dy pro
nosipr an amendment which would require .ho
Secretary of the Treasury TO pay out al tno
available cash III the Treasury In excess OF @Ioo'
600 600. The excess was TO be applied to the pur-
chase Of bonds, and the Secretary was 10 DC
prohibited from using any of the money 10 ouy
bonds AZ a premium so long there should oe out
standing any bonds payable at the pleas-
pre of the Government. Chairman ran
dali said he was not au'hoiiAo"
bv the Appropriations Committee TO accept tne
amendment but he would say that II recelVou MS
hearty approval and he was ready to do anything
IN his power to secure its adoption Not 10 DC out
done. Calamity Weller, of Iowa, took inc moor
10 express his cordial and hearty concurrence" III
the proposed amendment.
MR.. HIsCoCK's FORCIBLE OBJECTIONS
Mr.. Hiscock was on his feet instantly and OBJ
iocted 10 the reception of the amendment. Subse-
onently be succeeded. despite Democratic at
tempt TO choke him off, in giving MS
reasons One effect of the proposition
At adopted he said would he 70 force the gold out
~ The Treasury fhe first operation IN the Tedeup
ZION of bonds would leave IN the Treasury S'o,ooO,-
GOO in silver and $25, ,OOO,OO IN gold. lie next
operatlon would diminish still further the proper
ZION of gold in the Treasury reserve ana IuCIVdSo
The pr6pOrtlon of silver and IL would not De long
iefoTe the entire reserve would consist OF silver
Another ground of objection Mr. Hlscock fouhd III
the fact that the amendment was direct anu sri
ous blow az the National Banking system, Wnlch
Is already suffering from the neglect OF SonsIcsS'
Tho Secretary of the Treasury would DC cpih-
,elied 10 coufne the of the surplus
L. the redemption of per cents SO long a. any ol
those bonds remained outstanding. by ihis Pio
cess of redemption the GOyernmeht "ouIu Nat 80 ; a.
,nrrent prices OF 3 per cents, LILO per cent III
terest whereas at current prices other poIus leu
oio nor cent interest. lie could not see no" Wy
GGyerument would gain by the restriction p"PQQttII
Chairman MorrisOn's amendment was not duill'''u'
SOME PROVISIONS OF HE DlLI'
As passed. the bill aboishes the system OF ices
ond substitutes fixed salaries for United states
Marsbals United States DistTict-Attorneys ana
Clerks of United states Courts, change whlch mas
been frequently recommended by officers OF tn'
De,,rtmen+ of Justice The Marshal for the South
orn District of New-YOrk will receive S6oOo a
gear and his chief deputy and clerk @l'oo'
each The Dlstrict-Attorney Tor the same III IT,
wllI receive s. 900 year, ana thc clelhs ~ ~ ~.
Circuit and District Courts OF the hdihe s ~
,vill receive S3 800 each. lhe MaISnai oI 0I ono
Nnrtbern District of New-YoTk will receive To'UVV
n year. his clerk and chef deputy ~ SUI eaGn,
tbc Attorney 80 600, and the CLERKS Vi INC
CircuIt and District Courts 81, 900 each