St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-11
THE HOUSE AT WORK.
Passage of the General Deficiency
RiII..WaYs and Means Measures.

Eiil..VEaYs and Means Measures.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The house re-
sUmed the consideration of the general de-
fciency bill, the pending question being on
the amendment refunding to certain rail-
road companies taxes illegally collected.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas 104,
nays 10S.
Mr.. Reagan of Texas took the floor to en-
phasize his opposition to the amendment
adopted yesterday granting q months extra
pay to the house and senate employees. This
amendment, he said, was calculated to take
from the treasury at least S20U,OO0 eXtorted
from the taxpayers, to be given as a pure
gratuity to men who were already receiving
high salaries. Mr.. Price of Wisconsin Sc
verely criticised the bill, declaring that it was
marked and scared all over with frauds upon
the people. After considerable debate, MIR.
Reagan OF Texas moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to the committee on appro-
prietiouS to report it back with an amend
ment striking out the extra pay clause
Agreed to; yeas 15G, nays 81. Mr. Burns,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported back the general deficiency bill,
amended in accordance with instructions.
Mr.. Browne Of Indiana moved to recommit
the bill, with instructions to report it back
with an amendment striking out the clause
approprating $4,000 gor the payment of a
claim for the occupation by the United States
diately after the war. Lost; yeas SO, nays
liz. The amendment striking out the extra
pay clause was agreed to, IS to 81. The bill
was then passed; yeas 163, nays 81. Mr..
Morrison Of Illinois, from the committee on
rules reported
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
Resolved, That Tuesday, July 13, be set
apart for the consideration of such business
rs may be presented by the committee on
ways and ways, not to include any bill raising
RI nSI,o hn
sideration and not disposed of when the
house adjourns on said day the consideration
of said bill shall he continued from day to
day until disposed OFF,
Mr.. Hewitt of New York made the point OF
order that it was not competent for the com
mttee on rules to report in the nature of q
rule resolution 60 set apart a day for the
consideration OF the measures of a single
committee. This resolution had never been
considered by the committee on ways and
means, and he had never heard of it until to-
day. This proceeding was entirely contrary
to every rule OF order and to the practice OF
the house. Mr.. Morrison said this motion had
been referred, in resolution offered by hi LIZ
(Mr. Morrison), to the committee on rules.
TIE MAIN OBJECT
of the resolution was to allow the house tc
reach the joint resolution reported from the
committee on ways and means requiring tho
payment of some money, called the surplus,
out of the treasury.
Mr.. Mckinley OF Ohio-Is it the purpose tc
consider bills relating to the treaties?
Mr.. Morrisou-Iti is not. The treaties affect
the revenue question.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) favored the resolution
the object of which was to reach the conSd
Grafton of the measure proposing to pay gu.
of the treasury the sum of about $40, Goo
and thus save SCI, 600, 600 annually to the tax
payers of the United States. MIR. Hewitt
again urged his point of order. A majority
or the committee on rules were members OF
the committee on ways and means, and the
ways and means committee could control the
committee on rules. 1t was running the
committee on rules. He objected to any one
committee controlling the committee on rules
thus having the inside track and ''having the
bulge" over the committees of the house.
The speaker pro tempore (Mr. Crisp of Ga
said that the resolution had been referred te
the committee Oh rules, and twas competent
for the committee to report it back. He
therefore overruled the point Of order Mr.
Morrison thought that he ought to say in JUS
tice to the committee on ways and means
and the committee on rules, if either commit
tee required any justification, that the sur
plus resolution had been considered by the
former committee and reported to the house
and those of its members who favored tbs
measure wanted it to be considered. Tht
resolution was adopted-yeas 1S4, nays 81.