The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-24

TIE sundry Civil Bill Passed Under suspen-
sion of the Rules.


sion of the Rules.
WAsHINGroN, June 23-NIr. Hancock intro
duced bill authorizing the funding of the entire
bonded debt of the United States in per cent
fifty year bonds which was referred.
Mr.. Randall chairman of the committee on
appropriations, said he was directed by a unani-
nous vote of that committee, to move to sus-
pend the rules and pass the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. He wished, first, to give the House
an opportunity to vote on few amendments, the
most important of which was that reported by
the committee expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice, relating to salaries of United
States marshals and district attorneys.
Some opposition was made to the proposition
to pass the bill under suspension of the rules
Mr.. Morrison asked unanimous 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
$780, GOO Co., and not otherwise appropriated to
redemption of United States bonds, and
when any of said bonds are rcdeemable
at the pleasure of the government. it will not
be lawful to apply any portion OF the surplus
to the purchase of bonds at premium.
Mr. Randall joined Mr.. Morrison in this re
quest but Mr. Hiscock objected,
The reading of the bill was the proceeded with,
and when it was concluded then thirty minutes
debate permitted under the rule was entered
upon.
Mr.. Hiscock briefly explained the reason why
he had objected to the Morrison amendment.
There were about $l38, 100000 unappropriated
in the treasury; of this $4,000 900 was in silver
coin or fractional currency. The result of the
amendment would be to force from the Treasury
in gold, all available in excess of 500, Co.,,
600, leaving in the Treasury as reserve SO, OOO-
600 in silver and $25, 600, 900 in gold He OBJ
jected most emphatically to putting as a rider
upon an appropriation bill legislation which
might be as serious in its consequences as this.
Mr.. Morrison said the object of his amend
menU was simply to reach what was
called the surplus in the treasury. The money
in the treasury for the purpose of redeeming
silver gold certificates, or notes of banks which
had gone into liquidation, and other funds i'll the
treasury for specific purposes, was not counted
in the surplus. As to interfering with the banks
there was no such proposition contained IN his
amendment 1t simply said that the money
which was not needed in the treasury should be
applied to payment of the public debt and that in
paying the debt the Secretary of the Treasury
should not go into the market and Guy bonds at
a large premium while 5000 600 600 of bonds
were payable at the option of the government,
Mr. Randall said the present Secretary of the
Treasury had never gone into the market and
bought bonds at q premium when he could buy
them at par and his conduct was living APP
proval of the position Of the gentleman from
Illinois.
Mr. Potter protested against the clause of the
bill approprating $500. 600 to enable the de
partmentS of government to be represented at
the New Orleans Exposition, and denied that
there was any necessity for this vast eNpen-
diture of money.
Mr.. Randall defended the appropriation. de-
claring that the Exposition was great interna
tonal one which celebrated the centennial of
the first expectation of cotton He hoped this
appropriation would meet with the appreciation
of the people of the United States. Mr.. Ran
dali then offered an amendment directing the
Secretary of War to sell at pulic auction the fol
lowing arsenals Allegheny arsenal Pa;
Augusta arsenal Ga; indianapolis arsenal,
Ind Kennebec arsenal, Me, and Watertown
arsenal, Mass. Adopted. Also, granting one
months extra pay to oaon4 House , EN-
to strike out the provision that no
speech shall be printed in the Record which has
not been delivered upon the floor of Congress.
Adopted-l62 to II.
Also, an amendment appropriating Sc, 600 for
the heirs of the late A. J. Heron, of Louisiana,
member elect to the Forty-eighth Congress, and
a like sum for the heirs of the late j. Il. Upde-
graft, of Ohio. Both were ruled out on point
of order
Mr.. Springer then offered an amendment
framed by the committee expenditures in the
Department of Justice, providing that United
States marshals and district attorneys shall be
paid stated salaries.
has been published, but does not now contain
the published section regulating the employment
of special counsel.
AT the suggestion of Mr.. O'Neil of Missouri,
the proviso that {, Nvict labor should be en-
ployed in erecting the unfinished portion of the
United States penitentiary at Deer Lodge NJ
T. was stricken from the bill
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
sundry civil bill was agreed to-yeas $50, nays
80.
The Senate amendments to the army appro
pration bill were non-concured in, and the
House adjourned.