National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-26
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.

Legislative, Executive, aud Judicial Approprla-
tion Eli In the senate-Denclency Bill
Passed and River aud IIarbor Bill Considered
by the House.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on appro-
prlatons, reported to the senate the legislative,
executive, and judicial appropriation bill and
asked its immediate consideration. The bill
was taken up and proceedings upon II CON
sumcd the remainder ofthc session.
The committees amendments were con.
| Cured in with but unlmportant exceptions.
| Mr.. Harrison then moved to so amend the bill
as to make the position OF the clerk OF the com
mittee on territories an annual one,
Mr.. Miller, of New York, moved 10 amend
the amendment by adding the clerk of the
| committee on agriculture.
The question recurring on Mr. Harrison's
motion Mr., Van Wyck moved TO amend by ex.
| tending the annual provision % the clerks OF
all standing committees. Mr.: Van Wyck
! thought One committee as well entitled as
| another to an annual clerk,
on this Mr.. Allison made the point Of order
| that 1t was general legislation.
Mr. German expressed the hopo that the
| expenses Of the senate would not be further
\ increased. The amount now paid for clerks
| and messengers to committees OF the senate,
| he said was 900 against s3S,0OO for similar
services In the house OF representatives. The
total expense for officers, clerks messengers,
&c, of the senate was s3isOOO.
Mr. Call thought the work OF the senate
should not be looked at from the point of view
| of too small IN economy.
Mr.. Riddlcberger said the committee on
manufactures had not met more than once in
| two years. Laughter
Mr.. Call Inquired why he did not move to
have II abolished.
MIR Riddleberger frankly replied that he was
| afraid If he did so the senate would abolish II.
! MIR Riddleberger is chairman Of the commit
| tee lie did not think any committee onti.
| tied to an annual clerk.
Several senatorsha amendments to propose
and considerable confusion prevailed. Mo.
! tons to adjourn and to go into executive ses-
| sion alternated for half an hour or more the
! roll call sometimes disclosing thqct avlne. OF q
aposq@ tban bah@ ths b Fl GS ooSd n5
tonight, the senate, on motion o, SdispSsSsSoh,
| adjourned. HeI
In the house,:Mr. Burne5 moyeo 70 suspend
| the rules and pass the deficiency appropriation
blll with various .Dsaendments reported from
| the committee On appropriations. Mr.. Burnes
called the attention of the house to the fact
that Of all the appropriation bills the del.
cheney bill was the safest to pass under the
suspension Of the rules No objection could
| be made 10 1t for what II contained; the only
| objection could come from those gentlemen
| who did not think that 1t contained enough.
There might be some morltorious claims which
| were not incorporated in the BILL but If that
were so, the omission could be supplied in the
| senate. H.
Mr.. Reed thought that some reason should
be given why II was proposed to pass the bill
in this extraordinary way. The representa-
tiyCs Of the people ought not V be told by the
appropriation committee that they can go to
the senate to have their claims passed upon.
Mr.. Randall explained that there had been
no delay on the part OF the appropriations com
mittee in reporting the bill The estimates
for the deficiencies had not come TO the house
until the 2ith OF January. The estimates for
the audited claims had not come In until the
Goth of January or the supplemental estimates
IN A.. -sl - nj.
Mr.. long corroboratcd this statement, and
said that the house would mako no mistake IN
passing the bill under suspension OF the rules.
The motion to suspend the rules aud pass
tho bill was agreed to-yeas 24l, nays -,
The house then proceeded to the consdera-
tion OF business under the special rule. Dur
ing the hour several bills were passed.
Tho house then proceeded TO the considera-
tion of the river and harbor bill, upon the
third reading of which the previous question
on motion of Mr.. Cox, of New York, by
unanimous consent, an amendment was
adopted increasing from 5000 to S20, 900 the
appropriation to carry out tho provisions oi
the legislation for the protection OF the harbor
Of New York.
Voting on the amendments reported from
the committee Of the whole was then begun.
In each case the amendments were adopted
without yea and nay vote until the amend
ment was reached striking out the clauses ap'
propriating for the Improvement Of the Missis
sppi river from the head OF the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio river, and recommending
the President to appoint James Il, Eads as adj
yisory engineer Of the Mississippi river com
! mission.
This was stricken out in committee of the
whole, with the assent of the committee on
rivers and harb0rs, in order TO facilitate the
consideration of the bill in committee the in
tention being TO reinstatc the clause in the
house.
subsequently, by yeas and nays, the amend
ment of the committee of the whole was re-
leCted, and the Mississippi river proposition
was restored to the bill.
Mr.. Hunt moved to reconsider tho vote by
which this was done, and moved TO lay that
motion on the table. Agreed to--yeas li5
| nays l3i.
Mr.. Willis then asked that the Eads PROPOSE
tiOn be stricken out, but Mr., White objected
The opponents OF the bill then resOrted 10
iilibustering tactics and several motions 10
adjourn were made and seyerally voted down.
Then motion was made for o recess, aud, nc
quorum having voted, call OF the house wal
| ordered,
During the proceedings under the Call Of the
house the greatest confusion and disorder pre-
vailed account Of which proceedings appears
elsewhere), and, after u ffuiIless session, tho
house adjourned at " o'clock midnight,