Morris tribune., 1885-12-23
THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE
REACHED WITH REFERENCE TIC
THOSE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Labor of Spending the National
Cash to BE Divided OH the MOrri-
son Plan-The Holiday Recess
Mrs. Grants Pension.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec 21-The house
adopted the report of the committee on rules
Friday. The only full vote taken was on an
amendment proposed by Hanmond, strik-
ing out from the report the provision dis
tributing the appropriation bills among the
committees. This was defeated by vote of
70 to 226, and then the report was adopted
without division, there evidently being an
overwhelming majority in favor it. Nc
Kinley of Ohio made an earnest speech in
favor of prohibiting legislation upon appro-
priation bills and against dividing
the bills among the committees, say
ing that if ever the treasury needed
to be guarded it was now, especially when
there was prospect of a deficit in The rev.
enues. The only amendments adopted We're
prohibiting the reporting in, or amendment
of any general appropriation bill by appro-
priations for any expenditure not previously
authorized by law, unless in prosecution of
public works or objects already begun, and
also prohibiting the change of exist
ing law in appropriation bills; grant
ing regular committees leave to re-
port at any time to the house, and grant
nag the committee on public land the right
g. report bills relating to the protection of
che public lands for the benefit of settlers.
The yea vote on the proposition to strike
from the committees report the provision
distributing the appropriation bills was fol-
lows:
Atkinson, Bennett, Buchanan, Burnes,
Butterworth, Felix Campbell, Gambler, Can
non, Caswell, Clements, Cobb, Compton,
Cowles, Dargan, Ely, Ermentrout, Everhart,
Fleeger, Foran, Forney, Funston, Green of
New Jersey, Hall, Hammond, Harmer, Har-
10y
Herbert, Hines, Holman, Hopkins, Jackson,
Mahoney, Martin, McAdoo, Mckinley, Nc
Perry, Phelps. Pidcock, Pindar, Randall,
Shaw, Skinner, Sowden, Spriggs, storm,
Strait, Swope, Ike Taylor of Ohio, John
Taylor Of Tennessee, Turner, Wadsworth,
Warner of Ohio, White of Pennsylvania
70
The senate bill giving a pension to the
widow of Gen. Grant was passed unani-
mously with the exception of one vote
Price, of Wisconsin. The resolution to ad-
journ for holiday recess was also passed, the
time being amended to read Dec. 81 to
Jan. 5.
On Saturday the appointment of the COM
mittee on enrolled bills was announced by
the speaker as follows: Messrs. Neece of
Illinois, Snyder of West Virginia, Fisher of
Michigan, McRea Of Arkansas, Holmes of
Iowa. Perkins of Kansas and Allan of Mas
Sachusetts.
A resolution was reported by Morrison
from the committee on rules and adopted
by the house for the creation Of the follow
ing select committees: On the election of
president and vice president of the United
States to which shall be referred
all propositions relating to the
election and tenure of the office
of president and vice president; on reform in
the civil service, to which shall be referred
all propositions touching the civil service;
on ship-building and ship owning interests,
to which shall be referred all propositions
relating to American ship-building and
ship owning interests, with authority to in
vestigate the decline of American foreign
trade; on alcoholic liquor traffic; ON venti-
lation and acoustics Of the house; adopted.
Unanimous consent was asked by Findlay
of Maryland for the present consideration of
the presidential succession bill, but after
debate it was objected to, and
the matter went over.
Consent for call of states for the intro |
duction of bills was asked, but refused. |
Hammond Of Georgia, however, intro
duced the following bills: To author
ize the withdrawal from ware
houses without payment of tax, of alcoho! |
and other spirits for use in the manufacture
Of drugs and chemicals Browne of Indiana |
the following: Granting pensions to the sol. |
iierf of the Mexican war, increasing the |
pensions of survivors of the war of 1912, and |
granting arrears of pensions to persons
prnsioned by special act,
The house then at 1:15 adjourned.
The senate Friday Concluded the consid- |
Grafton of the joint rules and adopted them. |
Beck introduced resolution inquiring
whether the law providing for sinking
fund to extinguish the national debt was be-
ing enforced, and after disposing of other
business an adjournment was taken until
Monday.