The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March l8.-Cuilom
presented q petition from members o
the Wyoming TIE ritoriaI Legislator,
praying for additional compensa
ton.
Hawley introduced a hill authoriz
ing the Secretary of the Navy to offeI
a reward of So, 900 for rescuing OIL
as~certaining the fate Of the Greeley
Arctic expedition.
HawIey said such q reward might
induce ships cruising in OR aboul the
Arctic seas to keep a lookout for the
exploring party. or to turn OCCASION
ally out OF their course in order to
! gather information about it.
1.-THE above is the plan suggested
by George Kennsn, an Arctic raw
eler, when called before the Greeley
Relief Board to'give bis views con
corning the rescue of Greeley and
his comrades
The bill to aid the establishment
and temporary support of common
schools was taken up. II sppropri-
:tes for the first year Sis, 900, 900,
second year $14,OO0, 900, third year
$l3 900, 600, and 80 on for ten years,
decreasing one million yearly, to be
extended to the common school edu-
cational expenditure of each State
On tbs hasi of iltiteracy. Blair adj
dressed the Senate on the bill. On
conclusion of Blair's speech the Sen.
ate went into executive session, and
. adjourned.
The following reports were submit
ted:
Reagan, from the Committee on
Commerce. authorizing the construc-
ton of bridges across the Rio Grande
at Laredo and Eagle Pass.
Peters, from the same committee,
appropriating $3.50, 600 for the COZ
struction If vessels, revenue and
marine, and a steam launch, for use
in Alaska waters. Referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
At the expiration of the morning
hour Townshend moved that the
House 60 into q Committee of the
Whole on the post Office approprla-
ton bill, and declined to yield to Cur
ton, who wished an opportunity to
submit the report of the Foreign At
fairs Committee upon the Lasker
resolution. Thereup,,n the members
of that Committee mustered their
forces and attempted to vote down
the motion, but though they made a
good light the Appropriation Com
mittee came out successful and the
House went into a Committee Of the
Whole, with Blount in the chair, on
the bill stated.
Cannon raised a point Of order
against the section which amends
the Revised Statutes so a. to prohibit
the weighing of mails more than
In four years. Cannon and
Keifer argued in support OF the point
and HOLMAN, Randall aud Towns.
bend opposed it, but the chair ruled
against his party friencs and sus
the point of order.
LII speaking of the amendment,
reviewed and severely critl-
cized various features of the bill, de-
that it made the most mig
appropriations of any appro-
bill be had ever considered.
He was opposed 10 the proviso limit
ing the compensation for mail SER
vice to land grant roads, and said that
n spite of himself the thought would
Use up that there was vicious legisla-
ion behind tue clause.
After the committee had discussed
matter several houls, tho ''Great
Director" from Indiana had risen aud
an amendment to his own
Ut. He took IN the Very roads he
lad excluded in framing his bill.
he (Aikiu) didu't charge
anybody with having j,;bs III the bill
hat action had excited suspicion in
lis mind. Where was that 500 900
appropriation? The Postmaster Gen-
raj said something about all expend-
d balance of $4,000. Why had not
he committee reappropriated che
whole O. that sum? What bad be-
ONE of the 500, 900? LII his mind
here was covert legislation right
here. He criticized the action Of
be committee in making no pro-
'ision for special service, and the
adicaIs presented the excuse that
+ had not been included in the
stlmAte, for if the committee refused
D give the Postmaster General what
g did not ask for, why in the name +
f common sense did it object to CIV I
~ him what he did ask for? The j
iggardly legislation which was :,
on every page Of the bill (
bowed conclusively to any right ,
thinking man that the pur- +
sc Of the bill Was to get up q cheap +
Ctoriety for grand economy. Zap !
lause On the Republican side. {
Holman d-uied Indignantly that
lere was ANYTHING covert in the
ILL, and hoped the gentleman would
1ecl6cally point out wherein the |
on Appropriations or any s
thereof thought to deceive y
he HOuse. t
Townshend, White and Randall t
opposed the auendm ent and Bedford $
tvocs ted it. b
Randall said that those VINO stood G
ere for economy stood regardless of c
Their sneers or applause, having a (
of performing a public &
S
Reagan's amendment was lost by C
yeas, SO nays.
The committee rose and reported !,
le bill to the House, the previous =
being ordered. r
Blsoee expressed his objection to !,
le bill, which he characterized as a =,
reap bill framed by a cheap party =
its cheap committee upon 4 f.
reap estimate. :,
Townshend took the floor to close ~
debate in defense of the bill. He '
I'd ~conversed with q leading mem.
# of the Senate yesterday, VINO said c.
had read the bill and it was a fair 81
I'd liberal one. H said further "
at he was 81 I'd to know that he $,
uad exposed tue n.y. g
'crisy prac.iced by the Republican y,
,rty IN tue House last Congress in r.
ting down appropriations Tue )
'nator Was himself q Republican. ~
of "Na,ne u IN > from the Re- N
lblican side. Townshend declined, in
d went on to say: There were sew O
IL shows since the bill came Into q,
= House. Every clown on every o;