Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-23
The Senate.

lie tnOugnt tnaL the cnle1 work or the committee
would be to elaborate and perfect q system by
which the Treasury may be thoroughly protected.
Inc expenditures should be Scrutinlzed with q
should be adopted that would secure the most com.
plete protection.
MIR. Hale accepted an amendment offered by Mr.
Mcpherson to include all the departments.
Mr.. Ingalls, said there must be some radical de-
fect In the keeping OF departmental accounts.
which permitted a series Of peculations to go on
for years undiscovered. IL the resolution was not
broad enough in terms to direct the committee to
make their examination minute, thorough, COM
prehenstve and searching IN the last particular he
hoped II would be so amended as to accomplish
that object. The examination should not be con-
lined TO the cases OF fraud and defalcaton already
public mind that still greater irregularities did not
remain undeteCted.
MIR. Hale repeated that he had intended to make
1t broad.
The resolution was agreed to after being
amended to cover the appointment OF clerk and a
stenOgrapher when necessary.
ctary, reported, and the Senate read a third time
and passed, bill comforting on all Senators and
representatives In Congress authority to admin
lster oaths TO witnesses In matters pending before
Congress.
THE MEXICAN PENSIONS BILL
was taken up and its consideration proceeded
with, MI. Plumb giving notice that whether that
bill be finished to-day or not he would tomorrow
move TO take up the Atlantic and Pacific landgrant
forfeiture bill
The House.
The only bills OF any public importance intro
duced and referred under the call OF states were the
following:
BY Mr.. Kean N. J.,-For the protection OF
fisheries on the Atlantic coast.
BY Mr.. Hancock (Tex.>-Authorizing the funding
OF the entire bonded debt OF the United States In
per cent 50-ye bonds.
BY Nj Hutchins q. Y.)-Amending the laws
Ut provides that all proceedings had before a
United states general appraiser, wherein the mar
ket value or invoice price OF imported merchandise
shall be the subject OF Investigation. shall be gov
erned by the same rules OF procedure as apply to
actions pending in courts OF record except as TO
peadlngS and paperS.l
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
MI. Randall pa. chairman OF the committee on
appropriations, said that he was directed by the
unanimous voice OF that committee to move to sus-
pend the rules and pass the sundry civil appropria-
tion 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 In the Department OF
Justice relative to salaries Of Uuited States mar
ShalS and diStrtct ATTORNEYS
Mr.. Belford Cody showed disposition to object
10 the program laid down by Mr. Randall unless he
should be permitted to offer an amendment appro-
prattng $500 900 for the erection of a confederate
soldiers home; but he did not formally object.
Mr.. Cannon QlL), as member OF the committee
on appropriations, expressed the reluctance with
which he had assented TO the proposition to have
the bill passed under a suspension OF the rules
Congress had been In session for seven months and
had wasted much time which might have been de-
voted TO thorough consideration Of the appropna-
tiOn bills.
Mr.. Randall said that from the very nature Of the
bll--it being an oInnium gatherum measure-it
could not be reported until towards the end Of the
session. and he called attention TO the fact that at
the first session OF the Fory-seventh Congress the
sundry civil bill was not reported until after the
expiration OF the fiscal year.
Mr. Ryan {kas.) regarded the bill as reasonably
fair one In view OF the desire OF both sides, and
especially OF the country. that there should be a
speedy adjournment OF Congress, he had given his
assent to MI. Randalrs proposition.
Mr.. Morrison Ulll asked unanimous consent TO
De allowed 10 O1er an amendment directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to apply the surplus rev.
enue at any time in the Treasury in excess Of
Sl00oC1,000 and not otherwise appropriated to the
redemption OF United states bonds, ana when any
OF said bonds are redeemabe at the pleasure OF the
government 1t shall not be lawful to apply any DOR.
ton OF the surplus to the purchase Of bonds at q
premium.
Mr.. Randall joined Mr.. Morrison In this request,
but Mr.. htscock [N. " objected.
The District in Congress.
THE DISTRICT LOSES ITS DAY--THE FREE BRIDGE
District business was set aside to take up the
sundry civil appropriation bill In the House to-day
This lays aside all District matters this session IN
less Congress continues In session until the third
Nor day in July, which Is not likely. number OF
gentlemen interested in getting free bridge over
bers to-day and went away disheartened. They
complained great deal OF the inactivity OF the
committee.
Senator Riddleberger says there is an understand
Ing that II the Sundry civil bill gets through the
House during the afternoon the District committee
will be given chance, and II they get an opportu-
nifty the committee will bring up the free bridge
bill Mr.. hddeberger assured Chairman Barbour
that II he would pasSthe bill in the House the SEN
ate would concur in the amendment adopted Dy
the House committee.
THE PRESIDENT ON THE PATTERSON RELIEF BILL
The President, in his message to the House Sat-
urday giving notice that he had permitted the bill
for the relief OF Mrs Eliza NJ. Patterson to become
a law without his approval, says: 81 do not Ques-
tion the constitutional right OF Congress to pass
law relieving the family OF an officer, In view OF
the services he had rendered his country from the
burdens of taxation, but submit to Congress that
this just gift OF the nation to this family OF such
faithful of1icer should come from the national
Treasury rather than from that OF this District and
l therefore recommend that an appropriation be
taxes which would have been due to IL had this act
not become law" The message was submit ted
to the Senate to-day and referred to the appro-
priat1OnS committee.
Capitol Topics.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT PROBABLE ABOUT JULY FIFTH
The Senate committee on appropriations, to
which the joint resolution relating to 11nal adjourn
ment was referred, has not as yet begun consdera-
tfon OF the subject. The fact. however, that the
sundry civil bill, reported by the House committee
on Saturday, does not contain certain features Of
general legislation which were thought likely to
form part Of it, smplifes the work OF the senate
the session will finally adjourn about the 5th Of
July.
LAND-GRkNr FoRFElTuRk.
The Senate committee on public lands this morn
ing voted to report favorably the bill providing for
the forfeiture OF the land grant to the Marquette
HoughtOn and Ontonagon Railroad company, In
Michigan, and to send 10 the courts for decision all
questions regarding the rights OF the company for
road already constructed, as wen as OF homestead
settlers, pre-emptOrs and other claimants to pOr-
tions OF the land Similar action was taken by the
committee last week In respect to the Ontonagon
and Brule River road, In the same state
THE HASKELL GUN.
The House committee on military affairs to-day
agreed to recommend to the committee on appro.
priatiOns an amendment to the fertilization bill
approprating 500 900 TO be expended by the Secre
tary OF War In constructing and testing Haskell
multicharge gun.
THE SHIPPING BILL PASSED.
Both Houses Of Congress have passed the Ship
ping bill, and it now awaits the signature OF the
President
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nominations 90
the Senate Saturday: Chester Thomas, Of Kansas,
to be receiver Of public moneys ct Prescott, All
Zona; JohnStanford Sayre, OF Missouri, TO be assst
tant surgeon In the navy; Is tLieut George h Pad
dock 4th artillery, to be LIST lieut. 9Th cavalry; lst
Lieut. Charles D. ParkhurSt, 5th cavalry, to be Int
lieut.. 4th artillery; also number OF postnastek1