The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-21
THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE
REACHED WITH REFERENCE TO
THOSE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Labor of Spending the National
Cash /" BE Divided on the MOrri-
son Plan The Holiday Recess
Mrs. Grant's Pension

w ASH1sbIbN lily, Dec. sl.- ue uoutc
adopted the report OF the committee on rules
Friday. The only full vote taken was on an
amendment pro- o,ed by Hammond, strik-
ius out from tho report the provision dis
t.iLuting the appropriation bills among the
committees This was defeated by vote OF
~ t. !ei, and then the report WAS adup.e |
without division, there evidently being AN
overwhelming majority IN favor it, Nc
knley of OHIO made an earnest speech i'll
favor of prohibiting legislation upon appro-
priation hills and against dividing
the hills among the committees, say
ing hat II ever the treasury needed
10 hr guarded it was now, especially when
here was a prospect of deficit in the rev.
mites The only amendments adopted were
prohibiting the reporting in, OF amendment
# any general appropriation bill by appro
priutions for any expenditure not previously
authorized hy law unless in prosecution of
public works or objects already begun and
also prohibiting the change If exist
ing law in appropriation bills, grant
ing regular Committees leave to re
port at any tins To the house, and grant
ing the committee on public land the right
% report bills relating to the protection OF
The public lands for the benefit of settlers
Tie yea vote On the proposition to strikG
from the committees report the provision
distributing the appropriation bills WAS FOL
bows:
Atkinson, Bennett, Buchanan, Bmnes,
Butterworth, Felix Campbell, Gambler, Can
non, Caswell Clements, Cobb COMPTON,
CowleS, Dargan, Ely, Ermentrout, Everhart,
Fleegrr, toran. Forney, Funston, Green Of
New Jersey Hall Hammond Harmer Ha,-
ris, Hemphill, Henderson Of North Carolina,
Herbert, Hines, HOLMAN, Hopkins, Jackson,
ketchanl, iafollete i.ehhach, Little, Long
Mahoney, Martin, Nc Adoo Mckinley, Nc.
MILAN, Merriman Morrill,, Neal, Payson
Perry, Phelps. Pidcock, pinlar, Randall,
Reid, Richardson, Romeis, Ryan, Scott
Shaw, skinner, Sowden Sprisg,, storm
Strait, Swope, Ike Taylor Of Ohio, John
Taylor OF tennessee, Turner, Wadsworth
Warner OF Ohio, White Of Pennsy lvania.
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The senats bill giving a pension to the
widow OF Gen Grant was passed nuani
inously with the exception OF vote
Price, of Wisconsin The resolution to ad-
iourn for holiday recess was also passed., The
time being amended TO rsli Dec n t.
Jan. ).
Tn Saturday the appointment of the com
mittec ON enrolled bills was announced by
the speaker as follows; Messrs Niece ~
illinois, Snyder Of West Virginia Fisher of
Michigan, McRea of Arkansas, Holrne, OF
Iowa, Perkins OF Kansas and Allan OF Ma,
sachusetts.
a resolution was reported by Morrison
from the committee on rules and adopted
by the horiss 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 lie referred
all propositions touching the civil service;
ON ship-bullding and ship-owninS interests,
to which shall he referred all propositions
relating to American Shipbui!ding and
ship owning interests, with authority to in,
ve,tigate the decline OF American foreign
trade on alcoholic liquor traffic, on vent-
lation and acoustics of the house; adopted
Unanimous consent was asked by Fin Hay
of Maryland for the present consideration OF
the presidential succession BILL but after
considerable 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 alcohol
and other spirits for use in the manufactur.
of drugs and chemicals Browne of Indiana
the following: Granting pensions to the sol
dierf of the Mexican war, increasing the
pensions of survivors OF the wal of 1sl2, and
granting arrears Of pensions to persons
prnsionel by special act.
The house then at ID adjourned.
The senate Friday concluded the con,id
GRAFTON of the joint rules and adopted them
Beck introduced resolution inquiring
hath b l.Nr li,,,r .t,,l
fund to oxtingush the national debt was be
ing enforced, and after disposing of other
business an adjournment was taken until
Monday.