Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-03
xlIx. CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. August ., 1886.


committee on the sundry civil sppro-
priation bill, reported that the commit
tee had been unable to agree.
After discussion the Senate, on mo.
ton Of Mr.. Vest, insisted specially on
its disagreement to the Yellowstone
Park items, and on the motion Of Mr.
Allison, insisted generally on its disa'
cIeenents TO the other items, and a
further conference was ordered. The
Senate took up the House bill relating
to the taxation of fractional parts OF a
gallon Of distilled spirits. aud amended
it by making the time when il goes into
effect the second month succeeding the
month in which this act is approved,
and by extending the act Of March g.,
1877, (relating to ffuit-brandy,l to bran
dy distilled from apples or peaches,
passed it and asked conference. The
Senate then took up the bill reported
from the Finance Committee to provide
for the inspection Of tobacco, cigars,
and snuff; providing for their exporta-
ton TO foreign countries without pay
ment Of taxes under tho rules and regu-
lations Of the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Sherman explained that this was
ole Of the three bills referred to the
Finance Committee. That it simply
allowed the expectation oftobacco with
out the payment OF tax, and repealed
existing statutes requiring an inspection
Of tobacco to be exported. The other
two bills related to the mode Of packing
tobacco in ten.pound packages and the
allowance Of a drawback. Neither Of
them would be reported by the COM
nittee at the present session. The bill
was passed.
At 2:10 the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
At G P. NJ. the doors were reopened
ard the Senate adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
House OF Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House
the bill to increase the naval establish
ment, with Senate amendments there
to, and Mr.. Herbert moved concurrence
in the amendments.
Messrs. Herbert and Boutelle en-
tered into discussion as to the posi-
tion taken by the Republican and
Democratic parties upon the question
of increase Of the navy, and charges
and counter charges Of hostility to tho
naval bill were INDUCED in.
Then Mr.. Reid took a hand in the
debate, and aTraigned in severe terms
,he Democratic majority for its delay
in bringing important public measures
before the House and preventing an IN
telligent consideration and discussion
The Senate amendments to the naval.
establishment bill were concurred in,
and The bills, otter the signatures Of the
Speaker and President Of the Senate
have been attached, will 80 to the Presi'
dent for his approval.
Mr.. Randall, from the conference
committee on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, reported a disagreement.
Mr.. Randall stated that the whole re-
port showed an entire disagreement.
TIE conference had agreed upon 20l of
243 Senate amendments. AS the bill
passed the House 1t appropriated s2l,-
l3l, 525. The Senate increased this
amount s3, l0G,S50, the amendments
aggregatiDg sl,SO3, AGO, and the House,
through its conferrees, receded from
disagreement TO the Senate's amend
ments aggregate 1924, $50. The forty
two amendments upon which no agree
ment had been reached embraced several
matters, but the most important differ
ence between the two houses was In re-
gard to the appropriations for coast and
geodetrical survey, and the Yellowstone
Park amendment.
The conference report was agreed to
and further conference was ordered.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, u joint
resolution was passed extending until
August 5th the provisions of the joint
resolution providing temporarily for
the expenditures Of the Government.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, resolu-
ton was adopted giving the Committee
on Appropriations leave to sit during
the recess.
The Speaker proceeded TO the call of
States for the introduction Of bills.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, offered
resolution "of recapitulation, self
commendatiOn, modest laudatlon, and
hearty congratulation by the response
bic majority Of the House" The read
irg of this was demanded by Mr.. Bayne,
of Pennsylvania, and the document
proved to be stump paper containing
a severe arraignment Of the Democratic
majority in the House and the Demo
cratic President for sins Of omission
and commission. Several times Mr..
Reagan interrupted the reading and OBJ
icctet 10 q stump speech being injected
into the proceedings of the House IN
der false prctences.
The Speaker ruled that as the do;u-
ment was presented under the cal! OF
States and was in the f0rIu of resoiu-
ton IL must he received. lie added,
dryly, that the resolution was not an
attack upon the House, but upon the
Democratic party, and he thought the
Democratic party could stand it.
The resolution, which YVES endorsed
for reference 70 the " Steering Commit
tee" HAVING been read, Mr.. Randall
said ne did not consider it either re-
spectlul or decent. lie therefore
moved to return the resolution to The
member who offered it.
Mr.. Baker asked consent to with
draw it, but objection was made.
Mr.. Bayne could not see that the
resolution contained a word that was
not true. There was nothing disre-
spectiul in it unless the truth itself was
disrespectful.
Mr.. Randall said that during his en-
peIience in the House he had never seen
such proceedings as the present, and no
thought it unworthy OF an American
House of Representatives; and hence 1t
was that he made the motion he did.
Mr.. Baker said he had no purpose or
intention Of saying anything that would
DO disrespectful to the majority OF the
House.
Mr.. Randall's motion to return the
resolution to Mr.. Baker was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Matson, of lndi-
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