The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
XLlXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
In the Senate today Mr.. Frye presented the Pc
tition Of certain persons Of Maine protesting
against any arrangement with Great Britain by
which Canadian fish might be admitted free of
duty.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the committee on pensions,
reported favorably bill granting pension to
the widow of General Grant. Tne Dill was at
Mr. Hampt"n % introdlced bill making it un-
lawful for Senators or Representatives 10 recon-
mend or solicit appointments to Office .,,,
Mr. Hawley enquired of the chalr wnelheT tIis
bill was retroactive in its operation: Laugn.eI:)
The chair replied that in his opinion IL was not
(Renewed laughter)
relating to the alleged organization OF the Terri
tory of Dakota into State.
Mr. Vest said that the Senate, by lis record,
now stood committed to the fact that there was
such thing in existence as the state OF DakOta,
the papers heretofore presented py MI HdIIis9n
and read from the desk having USED tne words
Estate of Dakota Mr.. Vest, as lawyer, re-
garded this Dakota organization as revoluuohary.
He had no doubt that the lntens 0i oG IN s bs
Congress should adjourn witnout IeClosnlnans ls s
their so-called State. Mr.. Vest argued the ques1,
tion of the admittance of Dakota from legal
point of view and insisted that the recent action
of Dakota was revolutionary. lie elted Judge
Cooley and other authorities to the enect tnaI an
enabling act was necessary as preliminary 10
the admission of the Territory as state, ana
asked what more outrageous insult could be
offered to the sovereignty OF the United States
than the action of the men responsible for the re-
cent developments in Dakota. he 0Hered as an
amendment of the resolution Oh MI. butler,
resolution to the effect that memorial from the
Dersous calling themselves State executive COM
mnittee of Dakota be considered as coming only
from private individuals OF Dakota.
The resolution was laid over and ordered TO be
rvinted
MIR. Logan thought it unfair for the Senators TO
regard the action in Dakota as revolutionary
until they should set up as State and undertake
to perform the functions OF state ana the duties
of Statehood. They were not revolutlonlsts.
Mr. Butler said lie had Inexperienced what
constituted State if the election of the Senators
and Judges was not exercising Statehood;
Mi Logan claimed that this action mad been
taken in the ease of other States, and several
Senators named Michigan, Minnesota and Kansas
as having elected Senators before their admission
Mr. Vest had not looked into these instances,
but said that he would not accuse the other SIDE
After further debate, the matter at O'Clock
went over till tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the Joint rules and after short debate result
ing in some amendments OF detail, the rules were
finally agreed 10. ~.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, it was resolved that
when the Senate adjourns today it be to Monday
Mi: Mr.. Beck offered the following resolution, which
he requested might be allowed to lie over for the
SWhereas, the laws of the United States re-
qure that all duties on imported goods shall be
whereas. it is provided by Section 1894 Re-
vsed Statutes that the coin paid for duties on
gGo shall ee set as as s
payment in coin OF interest on the bonds and notes
of the United States; second to the purchase or
PAYMENT of one per centum OF the entire debt OF
| the United States to be made within each fiscal
year. which is to be set apart as q sinking fund,
and the interest of which shall IN Ike manner ne
| applied to the purchase or payment OF the pubic
debt as the Secretary of the Treasury shall rom
time to time directi third, the residue to be paid
Resolved, That the committee on finance be in
structed to inquire whether the laws above Stated
| now are or have heretofore been obeyed; If they
| have not to report by bill or otherwise such
| measures as will secure their enforcement,
| At 2.40p m. the Senate adjourned TIL Monday
HOUSE.
| In the House the consideration of the report OF
| the committee on rules, was resumed, the pend
ing amendment being that offered by Mr.. Spring
| er of illinois, to abolish the various committees
on expenditures in the different departments, ana
| to concentrate their duties In one eommittee 20
| consist of fifteen members In advocating tne
| amendment, Mr. Springer stated that during tne
past ten years the clerks of these committees had
been paid S25O,000, while as far as he could re-
| member but two of them had made reports. These
were the committees on expenditures III the War
| Department in the 44th Congress, and the com
mittee on expenditures in the Department OF Jus
| tice in the 48th Congress-.
The amendment was rejected
Mr. Hammond of Georgia offered as an amend
| ment to the following rule, mo appropriation
| shall be repeated in any general appropriation
BILL, or be in order as an amendment thereto 1or
| any expenditure not previously authorized by
| law unless in continuation of an appropriation
| for such public works and objects as are ALREADY
! in progress This is the third clause OF rule u
as reported by the committee on rules except tnal
it oits the clause "And for contingencies for the
| CARRYING on Of departments of the government. .
MI. Hammond stated that his i o6eeIt IN NJ present ps
| cred whether the House w0nld retain power g
keep riders on appropriation bls. II II aid ome pig
| course of conduct might be necessary; II II uIu
| not quite different course OF conduct might pt
| necessary. ~,
The House rejected the motion of Mr.. Ham aI
| mond of Georgia to strike out the clause OF the
proposed new code of rules distributing the ap
| prouria1ion bills among the several committees o
| the House by a vote Of 50 yeas to 227 nays.
| The paragraph was then reached which limits
| appropriations over which the appropriations
| committee shall have jurisdiction
! Mr.. Cannon of Illinois moved TO StflKe OUT the
Mr. Hammond of Georgia offered an amend
ment providing that the committee on app@ropriaa @ a
tions Shall have jurisdiction over appropriations O
| revenue for the support OF the government. allo
adding clause prohibiting general legislation OF
Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered as an amend
ment TO the amendment, proylslon perniittlns iildn
amendments TO appropriation bills they @ airecl y
ly reduce the numbers or salaries OF an oincer u
| employe of the United States
| Mr. Mckinley of Ohio favored Mr.. Hammond.'
| amendment. He did not Sympathize with hls
friends on this side who thought that as the Re
| publicans were in the minority and the Democrats
in the majority that it was good policy for the mi
| everybody admitted would lead to extravaganza
| "Nobody admits it," declared Mr. Morrison
1T is admitted all OYER" replied MI I'll MShnSey tSs ntSy
day. and he said it feelingly, appeallngly 70 TN TN
side Of the House, Help Us; save US from 1ar our
| Haughter). / cannot resist it, coming from sucl
| source. For, repeat, that if there IS man Il
this country TO-DAY who knows + fne s eepte s
| man from Pennsylvania, for he has been WIN IL
| distinguished leader of the other slde OF th'
| man who for twenty years has occupied consplc
| uous place on the floor; man who mas stood a
the fore front Of his party and and knows ms S part!
its purposes and knows its DESIRE appeals 10 US q
| help him to keep down the brakes and Keep II ou
aHe He w' Was with US last year." interpolated Mr.
Bingham of Pennsylvania.
Yes replied Mr.; Mckinley, land We we wer' yer,
| glad to have him. We were glad to have hin
| help us defeat the Morrison BILL Is he to be pun
ished for that? Is that the meaning OF this fight
| If it is then let us note down these rules.
| Mr. Mckinley severely arraigned the Demo
| cratic party saving if ever check was needed
on the treasury it was needed now when TN
| Messrs Hammond and Holman then Withdrew
| their amendments, and the former then offered al
of the report. This brought the House to square
| vote upon the question, and the amendment wa
rejected by a vote of-yeas 20, nays 226. ,,,
missioners authorized by law to report by q bill Il
the House, and to report at any time.
| An amendment was also adopted, granting I'M
committee on public lambs leave to report at an.
time on bills for forfeiture Of land grants. to pre-
tion of public lands for the benefit of actual ant
| bona fide settlers
No other amendments were adopted to this por
ton of the report, and that portion which PROVIDE
| to amend Rule IL, was taken up.
Mr. Hammond of Georgia offered an amend
ment having for its object the prohibition OF at
taclHng any general legislation upon the appro
| priati0n bills.
Mr. Holman offered an amendment allowini
such legislation when it shall directly reduce tn
| number, salarary or compensation OF omcers
employees of the United States
After debate, the amendment was rejected
| yeas SO, nays 205
Mr. Haminonds amendment was then rejecte'
by viva voce vote, Mr.. Hammond declining 7
preferable that the other side of the House shoul
manage the affair
Mr.. Adams of Illinois thereupon offered n
clause 3 of the 21st rule, reading as follows: N
appropriation shall be reported in any general al
| nr0nrfation hill or he in order an amenGmeD