National Republican., 1885-02-14
INSINUATIONS REPELLED.
REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S no NOT DESIRE
An EXTRA SESSION or CONGRESS.
Condition Of the business In Congress Specific.
ally stated-Anu.Foreisn Contract Labor
Bill Considered in the sonato-Throttling
Debate In the House.

Bill Considered in the Senato-rhrottling
Debate In the House.
In the senate yesterday Mr.. ingalls, said bo
had observed in certain quarters a statement
that the republicans of the senate were en-
deavoring so to direct legislation as TO compel
an extra session. lie asked MFR. Allison,
chairman OF the appropriations committee, as
10 the condition OF the appropriation bills.
Mr. Allison said the military academy bill
was the only bill that had yet become law,
having been signed by the President. The
District Of Columbia bills, the pension bill.
and the consular and diplomatic bill were
now In conference committee. The army bill
passed the senate on Thursday. The Indian
bill had Just been reported by the senate COM
mitteo, and would he hoped, be considered
by tho senate to-day That len with the sem
ate committee only the agricultural bill,
which would be ready for consideration on
| Monday.
The postofrce bill, the legislative. executive
and judicial bill the naval bill, the fortiiica-
tion bill, the general deficiency bill, and tho
sundry civil bill had not yet come to the SEN
ate from the house OF representatives. OF
those the postoflice bill was he believed, now
under consideration In the house; the legisa.
| tive bill had been reported 70 tho house and
| was on the house calendar; the snndry ciyll.
| the naval, and the fortihcation bills had not
| yet been reported to the house OF representa-
tives from its committee on appropriations
| So far MS the senate committee was concerned,
| Mr. Allison said he could assure the senate
| that It's work was and would continue to be
| well in hand, and no delay would be caused
| by that committee. If the house Of repre-
sentatiyes would take care OF tho bills, there
| would be no difficulty In the senate.
| MIR. Beck said he had had many years ex.
| perience In the appropriation committees OF
| both houses, and he thought the work on ap-
| priatlon bills in the house was now better up
| than usual for short session.
| Mr.. Morgan said that with view to facili-
| tatlng matters he had introduced river and
harbor bill in order that the senate commit
| tee on commerce might make progress with H.
| He would not undertake now to raise dis.
| oussion of the question OF tho constitutional
power OF the senate to originate appropriation
bills. He thought he would have no dltncuity I, Ivy
senate could at any rate originate a river and
harbor bill, which he did not regard as gen
eral appropriation bill. ,,--,-.., ,,.,.
| Mr.. Lapham quoted from Presieent WASH
| ingtons first message TO congress to prove that
II was his CWashingtons) ~ belief that appro-
prlation bills could originate only In the
| house.
Mr.. Morgan said II would no doubt be un-
fortunate for any man to differ with President
| Washington In his opinion us TO the constitu-
| tonal powers of the senate, but we have TO
| Qcul Wltn LDNhc QutsllOub hb lntg NOul5 W uo
in our own times, and they would have to be
dealt with down the centuries. If II should
turn out that tho house OF representatives
should send no river and harbor Dill TO the
| senate, IL would be for the senate to consider
whether It could not originate such bill and
send II to the house. He (Mr. Morgan) did not
believe that the appropriation of money for
the service of the people was junction from
| which tho senate was shut out.
Mr.. Hale earnestly hoped the senate com
mittee on commerce would think twice before
preciptatlng the question raised by Mr.. Nor,
gan. The house, Mr.. Hale added, would
| never agree to part with the power Of initiat-
ing the groat appropriation bills.
! Mr.. ingalls, remarked that he was the inno-
cent cause OF so much discussion. He had
made tho request in order, II possible, to repel
the insinuations made to the effect that the
republicans of tho senate and house desired
| an extra session of congress- In Mr.. ingalls, y
| Judgment nothing could be worse for the
country and all its various business interests
than an extra session of congress. II there
was republican senator who desired an extra
session he (lr Ingalls, did not know him.
| The Des Moines river lands bill was then
taken up and Mr. Lapham addressed the
senate on II.
The Texas Pacific land forfeiture bill, as the
pending special order, was placed before the
| senate.
Mr. Blair asked unanimous consent TO take
up the anti-foreign contract labor bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck declined TO yield. Some
things, he said, were very remarkable. The
very moment q land grant forfeiture bill
loomed up in this body terror seized in some
directions. The bill was demanded by the
unanimous consent OF the American people.
Had senators forgotten the celebrated letters
written by the celebrated historian. Hunting
ton, of the Central Pacific, as to what was
done about the Texas Pacific when he was
lobbying here2 We should bo admonlshed by
that history to furnish no opportunity for any
other historian like Huntington, or possibly
Huntington himself to duplicate or reproduce
similar historical chapters.
Mr.. Blair was opposed to the Texas Pacific
forfeiture bill in its present form. But it had
no claim here superior to the labor bill. Both
political parties had emphatically expressed
themselves on its subject matter, lie had sup
posed the bill in accordance with the princi
Piles of the declaration of independence anc
the rights Of mankind. 1t was aimed. he said
not at immigration, but at slavery-at the in
PRODUCTION of servilo labor.
Mr.. Ingalls, said 1t would protect our laborert
from an Infamous free trade that was worse
than African slavery, because 1t involved an
ignoble and degrading competition-gnoblc
and degrading alike TO those who make the
contracts and to those who accept them.
After discussion, the labor bill, ito prohibi
the importation and migration OF foreigner
and aliens under contract or agreement L
perform labor in the United States, IFS terrific
ries, and the District of Columbia" by yet
, ana nay vote of 80 against 10 was taken up
II was debated at length by Messrs. Blair
Hawley, Ingalls,, Mcpherson, Bayard, Frye
Miller, Of California, and sherman.
And, without action npon the measure, th'
senate, at $40 p. M, adjourned
The house met at 10 o clock in continuation
of Thursday's session.
Mr.. Willis moved that when the house wen
into committee of the whole on the river anC
harbor bill all debate on the pending section
be closed in an hour and half
? Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, raised the point tina
this motion was not in order, as 1t was no
competent for the house 10 close debate oi
paragraphs Of the bill which had not yet beei
read in committee.
, The speaker pro tempore tNir. Blackburn
said that this point would have been wei
, taken II directed against general appropril
tion bills and revenue bills, but a river an
harbor bill had been repeatedly held to b
I neither, and the chair, therefore, overrule
the point of order
Mr., Reed appealed from the decision. Sue
a ruling would establish a precedent Of mos
astonishing character, and one which mu'
necessarily recoil on both sides of the hous,
In the rule, which allowed debate to be close
upon pending paragraphs, no distinction wa
made between general appropriation bills an
other bills; and 1t was not possible for an
member to give any ground OF difference b.
tween them.
Mr.. Hiscock suggested that as 1t had bee
q the policy of the committee OF the whole
consider each paragraph separately, 1t VIZ
J. not proper for the house to close debate o
q paragraphs which had not been read an
!. which therefore never had been under col
: sderation in committee.
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, called the al
d tention of the house to the fact that If tn
r. principle Involved in the decision Of III
u speaker were carried out, II would be in tn
j power of any committee 10 put an entire bi
IT In one section and then cut oG Debate on thl
section.
2 Mr., Reed quoted from the debate whic
q occurred In the forty-scventh congress, whG
~ proposition was made 10 cut of debate O
D. paragraphs OF the tariff bill which had NJ
IS been read and considered, in order 70 sho
IT that Mcssrs. Carlisle Hammond, Randall
"a Cox and Blackburn had protested vigorous
against the proposition, the latter characteri
, ing IL as more adroit than manly aud honor
10 BILE. Nowhere in those speeches was he ab
l. to find that any distinction had been made b
l. tween general appropriation and river aI
a harbOr bills
20 MT Cox, of New York, thought that II VI
q the intent OF the rule that all bills to tai
q money out Of the treasury, should have fire.