Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-09
The District Appropriation Bill.

FURTHER DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE OVER THE
PROPOSED NEW RULE CONCERNING 1T-wHY SOME
SENATOR'S ARE OPPOSED TO REFERRING IT TO THE
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
In the debate in the Senate Yesterday. upon the
proposed new rule providing for the reference OF
matters relating to District appropriations to the
District OF Columbia committee, after The STARS
report closed. MI. Plumb opposed the rule. He said
the District committee now has jurisdiction or
District legislation. and II that committee believe
that money should be expended In a certain man.
ner upon certain streets, or for any other
purpose. IT can formulate bill to carry out
It's views II the District committee would report
bltS Tor DiStllct matters and then let them go TO
the appropriations committee they would receive
due attention. He believed that every appropria-
Ton plii ought to go before one committee. where
II could be examined in detail. Now. with an over
flowing treasury, the appropriation OF million.
more or less. may not make much difference. but
the time may come when the appropriation OF half
a million more than absolutely necessary may
create deficit in the treasury. He thought that
each committee having jurisdiction OF special pub
lie interests should have some authority over APP
preparations for those interests
Mr.. PLCMBs AMENDMENT.
He then offered an amendment to the effect that
all appropriation bills relating to the army and
military subjects shall go to the committee on
military affairs for the navy TO naval affairs for
the Post Oflce department to the committee on
post Offices and post roads, for agriculture to the
committee on agriculture. for the Indian bureau to
tne coiiiliultee on lnulan ana Tor the Dis
trfct to the committee on the District. and to be
printed and then referred TO the committee ap-
preparations. Mr.. Plumb thought that II the Dis
trct committee was to have jurisdiction OF District
appropriations the other committees should have
jurisdiction over appropriations relating to their re-
Spectiye fields OF labor.
MEsSRS MORRILL, AND BAYARD OPPOSED TO THE PLAN.
Mr.. Morrill, opposed the plan. Mr.. Bayard also
spoke against 1t. Mr. Bayard said that the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Plumb emphasized the error
iuto which the committee on rules had fallen i'm
proposing to make any distribution OF approprfa-
ton bills he would vote against the proposition.
Mr.. DAWES VIEWS
MI Dawes. like NeSsrs. Beck and Plumb, a men,
Der OF the committee on appropriations, also op-
posed the proposition. He thought the plan of dis
t1buting the bills would result in largely increasing
appropriations Each committee would feel partial
10 the branch Of the service il had special jrisdc-
on Of and there would not be that careful scrutiny
now made. He thought great mistake would be
made II any departure was taken from the existing
rules The appropriation bills should be kept In
control OF one committee. He certainly hoped the
Senate would go further in taking from the APP
district bill to the District committee, though he
would much prefer to it remain in the hands OF
the appropriations committee
THE PROPOSED RULE REJECTED TO-DAY.
In the Senate this afternoon, when the rules
came up. the first question pending was motion
made by MI Hale yesterday to strike out that por-
ton OF the rule requiring District appropriations TO
be referred to the District committee This motion
was carried by vote OF q ayes to 25 nays,
thus striking out that portion OF the rule which
proposed to give the District committee jurisdc-
ton OF District appropriations, and leaving these
appropriations, as now, in the hands OF the COM
mttee on appropriations. This result was a vic
tory for the appropriation committee, the members
of which strenuously resisted every movement to
t pm IRON amendment to refer appropaion bs
first to the committees having charge OF the branch
of service to which they may appy-army appro-
naval committee. and SO on-and that they be re-
ferred back by these committees, and then sent TO
the appropriations committee, was voted down
BOLD AND AGILE THIEF.-Yes1erday afternoon,
about O'Clock. as the family OF Mr. +. d. Cleary,
No 1929 18th street northwest, were on the first
floor OF their residence, some thief climbed up the
bay window in front, raised second-story window,
money and valuable gold watch
EXPLOSION OF FLAasToNE.-A large nagstone,
which surrounded the lamp-pOSt at the gateway
OF the war, state and Navy department building,
burst last night with loud report, scattering frag
IN the butdinS thought it was dynamite explosion
at first 1t is supposed that the stone full OF
frost and was exploded by the sudden change OF
temperature
STAR ROUTE BIDS OPENED.-6O,OOO bids were
opened to-day in the Office of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General for star route service In the
southern states, Ohio and Indiana Inc awards
viii be made In about Two weeks
appointed the following commissioners to the
worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial EXPOSE
ton Of 1884 upon the Recommendations OF the gov
ernors OF the respective states: Chas NJ. Taylor,
Arkansas, and 8. 4. Cockr1ll, Arkansas, alternate
J. NJ Blanton, Virginia, and j. B. Pace, Virginia,
alternate, aud Homer Hamilton, Ohio.
THE PREs1DEsr has appointed Ethan A Allen to
be commissioner OF deeds In the state OF New
York for the District OF Columbia
r o,,,,. -I,eu.enant Commsnder Robert
E. Impey, detached from the Quinnebaug and or
dered to return home and report arrival; Ensign E
H. Fisher from the Coast Survey, 10th, instant and
ordered to the Osspee, 22d instant; Passed Assist
ant surgeon A. c. T. Russell, ordered 70 the Ossi-
pee, 22d Instant
Mr.. BREWSTER CAMERON REsIGNA-Mr. Brewster
Cameron, general agent OF the Department OF Jus
tice, last evening rendered his resignation to the
Attorney General, to accept the position OF receiver
OF public moneys at Tucson, Arizona, 10 which
be win be nominated By the President to-day or 70.
MORROW.