National Republican., 1885-12-19
MORRSON'S MEASURE.
APPROPRIATION BILLS TO BEALLoTTED
TO THE COMMITTEES.
The Distribution Amendment Lost and
the New Rules In Fair Way to
Adoption-Features of the Procedure
Fight i'm the House.

ments was debated aud then voted down.
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, precipitated n
shcrp discussion by Offering an amendment
intended TO bring the House TO vote upon the
proposition to do away with riders before
voting upon the proposition to distribute the
appropriations. This bit of strategy was com
baied by Messrs. Hiscock. Mckinley, Reed
md Morrison, they insisting that the question
should be considered u order when y would
The report. Mr.. Holman offered n substitute,
but Withdrew II later, and Mr.. Hamm0nds
% defeated 5y an oysryhSelming
erution OF the rulo was then proceeded with
without any further attempt at amendment.
Finishing paragraph 10, the clerk began the
reading of the 1lth paragraph. This covers
the proposed distribution OF appropriations.
When the clerk reached the clause defining the
Jurisdiction of the committee. on appropria-
tions MIR. Cannon, of illinois, offered an
amendment striking out the enumeration OF
bills confded TO the committee, and then, with
critclsiDg statements made by Mr.. Hscock in
Wednesdays debate. The intention OF his
mittee Jurisdiction Of ali bills making appro-
priations. Mr. Blount, of Georgia. offered an
amendment giving equal privileges In report
ing to the committees on foreign relations
military affairs, naval affairs, .postonces and
postroGds, and Indian affairs Mr.. Cannon with
drew his amendment, but Mr.. Blount renewed
IL, making 1t part of his own. His amendment
wns strongly debated, but when the question
was put II was declsiyely rejected.
Mr. Hammond, Of Georgia, thon offered an
amendment providing that the committee on
appropriations shall have Jurisdiction over ap.
proprlations for the support of the government,
and adding clause prohibiting general leBlsla-
tion on any appropriation bill.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment to the
amendment permitting amendments to appro-
priation bills II they directly reduce numboror
salaries OF officers or employees OF the United
States.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, then took the floor,
md made brilliant and effective speech fay
oring Mr.. Hammond's amendment, which, hc
faid, involved the whole question, and It might
as well be settled now us later. IT. the course
OF his argument, referring to Mr.. Randall, he
knid
Tho gentleman from Pennsylvania said
the other day, and he said II feelingly,
appealing to this side Of the House, Help US
feeling appeal. [Laughter.l l cannot resist
II, coming from such a source, for repeat that
ifthere Is man in this country to-day who
knows the desires and purposes of the Demo-
cratic party 1t is the gentleman from Pennsyl-
yana, for he has been with IT,"
"He was with us last year" interpolated Mr..
Bingham, of Pennsylvania.
Yes" replied Mr.. Mckinley, land we were
glnd 10 have him. We were glad to have him
help us defeat the Morrison bill, and is he to
be punished for that2 Is that tho meaning of
this fight? If II Is, then let US vote down these
iulcs ] say that to my side of the House. If
1t is to punish the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vnnja because he helped to defeat bill in
tcndedto destroy the industries of the country,
ifthat IS what 1t means, ask what position
Pennsylvani1n is in when he votes to strike
him down. The gentleman from Georgia INF.
Hammond)-a gentleman III whom have the
highest confldence-told us the other day that
his party was now In the ascendant, on trial.
thai they had been Kept from knowledge of
governmental affairs, and that they were
necessarily green, and then he said he was
afraid to try this experiment. l tell YOU 1t Is
good sense. II Is good statcsmanship to help
gentlemen on that side to Keep up the BARRIERS
10 preserve the dam at the head Of the stream
lett you may not be able to erect 1t at the foot"
Damn them altogether" suggested Mr..
Reed, soto yoce. ""Yes," continued Mr.. Nc.
Kinley, "my friend says Damn them alto
i geiher' want to give him the benefit of that
In the record. He has been trying to do that
for six or eight years in this House, but he has
notsucceeded The party still comes up smil-
irg. Laughter and applause.l But another
thing want to say in this connection. IL the
appropriations committee In the past, having
had charge of all these appropriation bills has
acted as check on iobbery and on waste Of
isl, In Gods name we need that check now,
when the Democratic, party has taken control
OF this government. If We % eyer needed needed II we
visionary schemes that will lind advocates In
this House, and we especially need 1t in view
President OF the United States announce, to
i this House and country that on the estimated
expenditure of the next fiscal year we are
| S2f0O0,0C0 short of the estimated revenues OF
that year. God knows that If economy was
| needed in the past 1t Is necessary now with a
threatened deficit. Our surplus we left you Is
nearly gone. We cannot save that, but we can
do our utmost to save ourselves from large
deficit" Laughter ana appiause.l
Mr.. Hammond and Mr.; Holman withdrew
their amendments, and the former offered an
amendment striking out, the distribution fea
lure of the report. This brought the House "a
square vote upon the question, and on u call
of the roll the amendment was rejected by
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Atkinson, Bennett Buchanan, Burnes,
Butterworth, Felix Campbell of N. Y, Cand
ler Cannon, Caswell, Clements, Cobb, Comp
ton, Cowles Dargan, Ely, Ermentrout, Ever
hart, Fleeger. Foran, Forney Funston, Green
of N. j., Hail., Hammond, Harmer, Harris
4 Hemphiil, Henderson OF N, G.. Herbert Hires
Holman, Hopkins, Jackson Ketcham, La Fol
lette, Lehlbach, Lutte. Long, Mnhoney, Mar
Morrill, Neal, Payson, Perry, Phelps, Pldcock,
Pindar, Randall, Reid, Richardson, Romeis
Ryan, Scott, shaw, skinner, Sowden, Sprlggs
fSylor % Of Tenn sM'Ps F9lher Wssdsw"th INV %arner
ofohio, and White Of Pa--7O.
Nays-Adams of IL, Adams Of n. Y, Aller
Anderson of Kan, Baker, Ballentlne, Barbour
Bar h dale Barnes, Barry Bayne, Beach. Bel
mont, bingham, blanchard, Bland, Bliss
inridge of KY, Breckinridge OZARK. Browne o
Ind, Brown of Pa, Brown Of Ohio, Buck
Bunnell, Burrows, Bynum, Cabell, Caldwell
Clardy, Cole Collins, Comstock, Conger
Cooper, Grain, Croxton, Culberson, Curtin
Guteheon, Davidson Of Fla, Davidson Of Ala.
Dowdney, Dunham, Dunn, Eden, E!drdse
Ellsberry, Evans, Farquhar, FELTON,, Flndlay
Fisher, Ford, Frederick, Fuller aalllng,srg
Va. .Gilfllan, Glass. Glover, Goif, Green, o
n. G., ,Grosyenor Grout Gnenther, Hahn
Hale HqlsSs Hsn6sGE Hatch HAYDEN
Hiestand, Hili, Hiscock, Holmes, Houk, How
ard, Hutton irIon James, Johnson 1So Of T. n r. y
King, Kener, Iaffoon, Laird, Landes, Ian
Il ham, Lawler, Libbey, Lindsey. Lore, Loutitt
lLyISg4g LTSag LST Lsmqa Mcsa9 Mdkssoa Mso
Mitchell, Moii6tt, Morgan, Morrison, Morrow
Murphy SSsSs Segs NesHn N95ySSd
Of or fenna'' oNeili Of Mo- OSBORNE @
onthyaite, Owen, Parker Payne, %i,, Peel Per
son, Rockwell, Rogers, Roweli, sadier,. Sawyer
sayTes, Scranton, Seney Singleton, smaIis
snyder sPSesnisr SPri5nEeT stahMneSker i Steele
Kyr Stone OF Mo-, Struble, Swinburne, Tnrs
ney Taulbee, +. b. Taylor Of Ohio Zach, Thy
lSr Of Tenn ThomsS Of H. Thomas Thomas of wis Wis
send, Trigg, Tucker, Van Eaton, Van SchaiclI
Il yiele, Wade, Wait, Wakefield, Ward Of Ind
WeaSer Of iowa Weber S Wei %cboSnV Wes Z, WS SST
ofAiinn., Whiting, wilkins Willis, Wilson, WI
mans, Wise, Woliord, and Worthington-226
opponents of the report saw that further resis
ance was futile, and thereafter the reading b.
sections progressed with little effort to chang
e. its form by amendment Messrs Hammond an
Holman offered amendments to the rule pre-
hblting "orders," but both were rejected, Nj
N Hammond declining to call for division, say
Fl ing sarcastically that II seemed preferable thu
n the other side OF the House should manage tn
affair. Mr.. Herbert of Alabama, offered a
n amendment, which was agreed to, granting /
m commissioners authority by law to report b
bill to the House leave to report at any time
Another was adopted granting the commltte
M on public lands leave to report at any time o
I'd bills for the forfeiture of land grants, to pre-
n vent speculation in public lands, and for tn
m reservation of the public lands for the beneh