The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-24

amendmenE being offered by Springer
Of Illinois 70 abolish various committees
on expenditures in different de-
partments and Concentrate their
duties In one committee
consisting of fifteen members. In edyO-
eating amendment Mr.. Springer stated
that during the past-tea years the clerk
of these committees has been paid $780,
coo, while. as fsr as he could remember
but two of them had made reports, the
commIifre on expenditures In the war |
department on the FOrth-fcurth con-
gress and the committee on expenditures /
IN the department of justice in the Forty |
eighth congress.
Morrison thought much good resulted |
the work done by these two committees. |
During the late campaign he had heard 1t |
proclaimed everywhere Ia Democratic |
| speeches that the Democratic party |
| wanted to see the books. Now that it |
| had an opportunity he hoped IL would
not close its eyes. sI hope you won't, I"
remarked Mr. Brown of Indiana, "you
will have some books Of your own in q
1 few years.
Herbert Of Alabama opposed the
amendment, asserting that the house
should always stand ready 70 investigate
abuses which hai grown up IN the ad.
ministration OF the government. Did
not think that the republican men,
bers could afford to vote to abolish these
committees
Houk of Tennessee stated that Repub-
licans would not vote to abolish them.
Il was true that when Republicans were
in power there was little necessity for
them, but the prospect was they would
be very useful in future. Laughter.
After further debate the amendment was
rejected.
:
amendment to the following rule: mo
appropriation shall be reported IN any
appropriation bill. or be in order Is
! amendment thereto for any expenditure
not previously authorized by law unless
In continuation of appropriations for
such public works and objects as are al
: ready in progress" Mr. Hammond stat
| ed the object IN presenting the amend
ment now was that II might be discover
ed whether the house would retain ita
power to keep Mr.. Rider on sppropria
: tion bills.
The amendment was rejected without
discussion. The paragraph was then
u reached, which limits appropriations
over which the appropriation commit
:, tee shall have Jurisdiction. Cannon o.
Illinois moved to strike out Limitation
Blount's amendment was rejected.
{ HOUSE SPECIAL.
The house rejected Hammond's mo
y ton to strike out the clause of the pro
posed new code of rules distributing ap
y preparation bills among the several com
l. mittees of the house by the following
!. vote: Yeas. SO; nays, 227.
70 HoUsE.
!" WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 The speake
1t announced the appointment of a com
mlitee on enrolled bills. as follows
II Reece, Illinois; Snyder, West Virginia
t. Fisher, Michigan; McRae, Missouri
Holmes, Iowa; Perkins, Kansas; Aller
Massachusetts.
90 Morrison, from the committee o
~ rules, reported resolution for the cre'
m ton of the following select committees
u ON the election Of president and vic
40 president of the United States, to col
10 sist of three members. to which are
"a be referred all propositions touching o
the election, tenure of office OF pre-
%, dent and vice president, count of elea
ee toral vote, succession to office OF pres
~ dent; on reform in civil service, to col
90 sist of thirteen members, to which are
ue be referred all propositions touching civ
service; on ship building and ship ow
ing interests, To consist of thirteen meI
AZ beers, to which will be referred q
W propositions relating to American shi
III building and ship owning interest
with authority to investigate the eau
S of decline in the American foreign ca
rying trade.