Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-19

10 the purchase or payment OF 1 nor
Celt' per annum Of the entire debt of tbe
United States TO be made within each
hscal year, which Is 70 be set apart as a
sinking fund, and the interest OF which
shali IN Ike manner be applied by the
purchaser In payment OF the public debt
~ the secretary OF the treasury shall from
time TO time direct.
o. The residue to be paid into the
treasury, ' '-'
Resolved, that the committee on finance
| 0c instructed 20 inquire whether the laws
/ above stated are or have heretofore been
obeyed, and II they have not to report by
Dill or otherwise snch measure as viii
secure their enforcement.
day. 'V'
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dee. Decentralization
of the report OF the committee on rnle.
was resumed, the pending amendment be-.
ing that offered by Mir. Springer Of Illinois
TO abolish various committees on eyppud.
lures In the different departments and Ia
concentrate their duties ia one committee.
consisting Of fifteen members. In adyo.
eating his amendment Mr.. Springer stated
That during the past ten years the clerks
ct these committees had been paid S2s0.-
O00 while, Us far as he could remember.
but two made reports.
Mr. Herbert OF Alabama opposed the
amendment, asserting that the house could
always stand ready 70 inycs lgate abuses
which had grown up in the admiuiStratl n
OF The & yernmenJ. He did not think
that the Republican members could afford
to vote TO abolish those committees
Mr.. llouk OF Tennessee stated that the
/ Republicans would not vote 10 abolish
these committees was true When the Re
| publicans were in power there was little
necessity for them, but the prospect was
that they would be very useful in the tu-
ture. Laughter. After further debate
the amendment was rejected
Mr.. Hammond of Georgia offered as an
amendment the following rule: No ap-
I preparation shall be reported in any gen.
cral appropriation bill, or be In order as
an amendment thereto, for any eNpendi-
ture not previously authorized by law un-
! less in continuation of appropriations for
such public works and objects as are al
ready In progress. This Is the third clause
of rule twenty as reported
| by the committee ON rules except that it
omits the clause for the contingencies for
| carrying on the several departments of
! the government The amendment was
| rejected without discussion by vote of
| yeas 60, nays 227. The paragraph was
then reached which limits the appropria-
tons over which the appropriation
committee shall have jurisdiction.
I Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois moved to strike
out the limitation.
| MIR. Blounts amendment was rejected
Mr.. Hammond offered an amendment
providing that the committee on appro-
prations shall have jurisdiction over the
appropriations for revenue Tor the sup
port of the government, and adding a
auy apnroprlation bin.
/ MIR. Holman OF Indiana offered an
amendment TO the amendment of the pro.
/ vision permitting amendments to the APP.
propriatiom bills if they directly reduce
| the number OF salaricd officers or en-
ployes OF the United States.
| MIR. Mckinley OF Ohio favored Mr. Ham
mond's amendment, which he said in,
yolvcd the whole question and might as
well be settled now as later The power
come from its jurisdiction over twelve
appropriation bills, hut from its ability t.
use those bills as vehicle Tor genera
legislation.
AFTER THE DEBATE
Messrs. Hammond and Holman withdrew
their amendments, and the furme
offered an amendment 10 strike out tn,
distribution feature OF the report. Thii
brought the house to a square vote on tn,
question and the amendment was rejected
by a vote of yeas 70, nays 22G.
ON motion of Mr.. Herbert Of Alabama
an amendment was adopted granting t,
commissioners authorized by law to re
mort by bill to the house permission to re
port at any time.
r on motion of Mr.. Cobb of Indiana al
amendment was adopted granting
, tbe committee on public land
/ leave TO report at any time on bills 70
thc forfeiture of land grants to proven
= speculation in public lanes and for th
reservation of public lands for the bene
, M of actual and bonafde settlers. N
{ other amendments were adopted TO thi
< nortion of the report and that porto
; which proposes to amend rule twenty-on
! COS taken
Nr uam1nond Of Georgia offered n
5 amendment having for It's Obec
The prohibition of attachn
I INV General legislation upo
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