Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-24
can soldiers could not get . fair chance
while the bill was being treated as political

measure
Mr. Morgan's measure was no- agreed to.
Mr.. Vest said that the object of the ma
jority Was evidently to kill the bill by loading
il uifh amendments. He could not vote for
il as an amendment The feeling of the ma
jority was Influenced BY the fact that the
war with Mexico which had shed SO much
glory on American arms. was 4 democratic
var.
Mr.. Csnger said that he supposed that the
war for the Union vas = republican war.
Mr.. Vest said he had not said thas.
Mr.. Conger remarked that he would then
say so on his own account.
After further discussion it was agreed to
adopt ten minute rule for speeches tomor-
row, and come to q vote on the bill and
amendments At o'clock.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The only bills of any public importance in
troduced and referred under the call of ST ates
we're the following:
By Mr.. Kean, for the protection of fisheries
on the Atlantic coast.
By Mr.. Hancock of Texas, authorizing the
funding of the entire bonded debt of the
United States by two per cent. fifty year
bonds.
By Mr. Hutchins of New York, amending
the law regulating the approval of imported
merchandise.
the committee on appropriations, said he was
directed by the unanimous voice of that COM
mittee to move to suspend the rules and pass
the sundry civil appropriation bill. He wished
first to give the House q chance to vote upon
a few amendmants. the most important of
which was thar reported by the committee on
expenditures in the department of justice
relative to the salaries of u. S. marehals and
district attorneys.
Mr.. Belford of Colorado showed disposi-
ton to object to Mr.. Randall's programme
unless he should be permitted to offer an
amendment appropriating $500, 900 for the
erection of confederate soldiers home, bur
he did not formally object.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. as q member of
the committee on appropriations, expressed
the reluctance with which he had assented to
the proposition to have bill passed under a
suspension of the rules. Congress had been
in session seven months, and there had been
time enough which might have been devoted
to the consideration of appropriation bills.
Mr.. Randall said that from the very nature
of the bill, it being an omnium gatherum
measure, it could not be reported until near
the end of the session, and he called atten-
ton to the fact that at the first session of the
47th Congress, the sundry civil bill was not
reported until after the expiration of the fiscal
year.
Mr.. Ryan of Kansas regarded the bill as
reasonably fair. In view of the desire Of
both sides and practically of the country that
there should be a speedy adjournment of
Congress, he had given his assent to Mr..
RandalPs proposition.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois asked the chair
mans consent to be allowed to offer an
amendment directing the secretary of the
treasury to apply the surplus revenue At any
time in the treasury in excess of $l0O. O.OOO,-
600 and not otherwise appropriated, to the
return of United States bonds, and when any
of the said bonds are redeemsble At the pleas
ure of the government il shall not be lawful
to apply any portion of the surplus to the
purchase of bonds at . premium.
Mr.. Randall joined Mr.. Morrison in his
request, but Mr.. Hiscock of New York OBJ
jected.
The reading of the bill Was then proceeded
with, after which o 80 minute debate was
entered upon.
Various provisions of the bill were criti-
cised by several members and defended by
Mr.. Randall.
Mr.. Randall protested against the appro-
priation of S50O,0O to enable the depart
ments to be represented at the New Orleans
exposition as unnecessary.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment direct
ing the secretary of war to sell at public auc-
tion the following arsenals: Allegheny ar
senal, Pennsylvania; Augusta arsenal, Geor-
gia; Indiana arsenal, Indiana; Kennebec
arsenal, Maine; Watertown arsenal, Massa-
chusetts. Adopted. Also granting months
extra pay to the House employees; adopted.
Also to strike out the provision that no speech
shall be printed in the Record which has not
been delivered on the floor of Congress
adopted.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois then offered an
amendment framed by the committee on
expenditures in the department of justice,
providing that U. s. marshals and district
attorneys shall be paid stated salaries.
Several amendments changing marshals's
salaries as provided for in the amendment
we're offered and rejected.
Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana secured the adoption
of IN amendment prohibiting any commits.
sioner or justice of the peace acting as such
from demanding or receiving from any &C.
cused party any fee in any criminal proceed
ing until after the final conviction OF the
accused.
The Springer amendment as amended was
then adopted.
At the suggestion of Mr.. O'Neil of Mo-,
the proviso that convict labor should be en-
ployed in erecting the unfinished portion of
the U. s. penitentiary at Deer Lodge, Mon
tana Ter, was stricken from the bill.
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
sundry civil appropriation bill was agreed to,
$50 to 35.
The Senate amendments to the army ap-
bill we're non concurred in and
the House adjourned.