Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-15
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Postal Appropriation Bill Passed
Rivers and HarbOrs ShelVed.


WAsHINGToN, Feb. LIN the Senate
to-day Mr.. Hale, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the agricultural
appropriation bill with amendments. He
SAID that the Senate Committees dock
was clear, this being the last appropria-
tiOn bill sent 10y the House to the Senate.
1t was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Harris resolutions heretofore offered
were agreed TO providing that the House bills
faVOrably reported TO the Senate, now on the
calendar, shall on conclusion of the morning
business daily be taken up seriatim. and that
their consideration be continued within the
morning hour until disposed Of. The original
( resolution was, however, modified on motion
of Mr.. Allison so as not to interfere with
business now pending in the morning hour,
the DesMOines river settlers bill. Mr.. Llpham
took the floor and continued his speech
against the bill. At I o'clock Mr.. Lapham
had not concluded his speech, and the bill
again went over.
The Indian appropriation bIll was taken up.
a point Of order was soon raised
against one of its provisions as
coming within the Senate rule prohibiting
general legislation on appropriation bills, and
the debate. several times renewed within two
weeks, again followed. Finally Mr.. Dawes
succeeded in getting the Senate to agree to
the committee amendment striking out the
legislative item indicated. The Senate de-
bated motion to increase the item of appr0-
priatiOn for the AssinibOme Indians until 3 30
O'Clock, when q ten minutes executive ses-
5lOu was AdktBs anu INC totuAlC dtt ttJOuIuGus
IN THE HOUSE.
When the House met at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing in continuation of Fridays session, Mr..
Willis moved to 60 into committee OF the
whole on the river and harcOr bill, and all
debate was limited to an hour and a half.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman session was
ordered for tonight for consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill.
The regular order being demanded, the
Speaker announced the regular order to re
consideration of pension bills coming over
from last nights session.
Mr.. Willis asked unanimous consent that
the regular order be dispensed with.
Mr.. Reed objected, and the Senate bull
called uli by Mr.. Randall granting q pension
OF $1,000 to the widow of Gen. George II.
Thomas was passed by vote of l43 to 81.
Mr.. Willis then renewed his motions.
Mr.. Reed made the point that the post Office
appropriation bill must he considered, the
previous question having been ordered upon
II. The Speaker Overrul, u the point on the
ground that that bill should not come up un-
til aftcr the reading OF Fridays journal, and
held that this mornings session was but
prOlOngatiOn of last nights session.
Mr.. Kelley made the point that under the
ruling no business was in order but con-
sideratiOn of the pension bill.
The Speaker OVerruled the point Of order.
Mir. Kelley appealed, and Mr.. Willis moved
to lay the appeal on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to by vote
Of l32 to -. fter an hour consumed by the
! Speaker in ruling upon points OF order, an
swering parliamentary Inquiries, and in
endeaYOrlng rather unsucccssfully to sup
press the disorder and confusion on
the floor, the question recurred on
MIR. Willis motion to limit the debate in the
pending section of the river and harbor bill To
one hour and half. This was agreed to, and
then, at il: As, the House went into committee
of the whole, with Mr.. Hammond in the
chair on that bill.
Alter the reading of the pending section BY
the clerk, discussion arose as TO how the one
hour and half allowed for debate should be
distributed, and the Chair asked the aid Of the
committee TO enable him TO put bushel into
peck measure, Proposition after PROPOSE
ton was made, and plan after plan was suE-
gested, but all proved unsatisfactory, and no
arrangement was arrived at, and the power
OF recognition was LETT entirely with the
Chair.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia. raised a point of
order again-t the Henuepin canal paragraph.
He cOnJended that I'M reporting this clause to
the House, the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors had exceeded its jurisdiction and IN
fringed upon the jurisdiction Of the Commit
tee on Railways and Canals.
THE POSTAL BILL PASSED.
Decision upon AIr. Turner's point was re-
served for the present and tie committee
rose. recJnsldered its vote against taking up
the post Office bill and that bill was taken up.
I ndeT the operation of the previous question
the amendments made in committee of the
whole were agreed to, as follows: Inat ln-
crcaslng from Si,lOO,OO0 to Sl53J,UUO the APP
preparation for letter carrier service, by l5l
yeas 70 9j nays; that increasing by S2OO,0e0
the appropriation Ior star route service, 9Y
l5j yeas 10 81 nays; that striking out the
clause granting additional compensation 10
American steamships for carrying mails, by
l29 yeas 10 is nays. Other amendments were
agreed TO without division and the bill was
passed.
The House then at $50 resumed cOnsdera
ton of the river and harbOr bill in committee
of the whole, and after an uninterestng five
minutes debate for one hour, rose and at
o'clock went into committee of the whole on
the legislative appropriation bill, with Nc
Nlllin, OF Tennessee, in the chair.
There was no general debate and the bill
was immediately read by paragraphs for
amendments.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, moved to strike
out the paragraph for the expenses Of the
Office of Comm issIoner Of Internal Revenue,
and criticised the recent action of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury in extending the bonded
period in violation of the law and in the face
of the refusal Of Congress to legalize such eN-
tension. Without di5pOsing of the motion the
committee rose, and the House at O'Clock
took recess until Monday at 10 o'clock, haY
inc disposed of 40 out of los pages Of the bl