The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-11
THE HOUSE.
Arranging Preliminaries for Paying Out the
Treasury Surplus.


fore the House message from the President,
announcing his disapproval of bill granting
pension to Daniel B. Ross. Referred to the COM
| mittee on invalid pensions
DIR. Conger, of Iowa, from the committee on
invalid pensions, submitted reports on the Presi-
dents vetoes of bills granting pensions to Eliza
| beth Luce and Catharine Mccarthy. Ordered
| printed.
| Mr.. Harmer of Pennsylvania presented petit
tons signed by $50 Knights of Labor of the Fifth
| congressional district of Pennsylvania in favor
OF legislation to promote the interests of labor.
| Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, from the committee
on ways and means, reported back adversely the
Randall tariff bill, and it was referred to the
| committee of the whole.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, from the same
committee, reported back adversely bill repeal
ing the tobacco tax, and it was referred to the
committee of the whole
| The amendment striking out the extra-pay
clause was agreed tots to 81.
| Mr.. Belmont, of New York. from the commit
| tee on foreign affairs, reported back y resolu
ton requesting the President to transmit to the
House all communications relating to the i'm
| prisonment in Eucado-, OF Julio Santos; an
American citizen. Adopted.
MIR. Stone, of Missouri, from the committee
| on civil-service reform, reported back resolu-
ton calling on the Civil-service Commission for
information to the authority under which
| twenty three appointments to positions within
| the CLASSIFIED public service were made from the
District of Columbia, when the proportion due
to the District was less than three, for the year
ending January 16, 1886 Adopted.
| The House then resumed consideration of the
| general deficiency bill, the pending question be-
1 iDp the rafup0inO cert4in rail
road companies taxes Illegally collected. The
amendment was rejected-yeas 104, nays l08.
| Mr. Reagan, of Texas, took the floor to en-
| phaslze his opposition to the amendment adopted
yesterday, granting months extra pay to the
| House and Senate employees This amendment,
| he said, was calculated to take from the treas.
ury at least $200,000, extorted from the tax
payers, to be given as pure gratuity to men
| who are already receiving high salaries.
Mr. Price, of Wisconsin, severely criticised the
bill, declaring that it marred and SCARED all
| over with frauds upon the people
| After considerable debate, Mr.. Reagan. of
| Texas. moved to recommit the bill, with In
| structions, to the committee on appropriations,
| to report it back with an amendment striking
out the extra pay clause Agreed to-yeas l5O,
| nays 67.
Mr. Morrison. of Illinois. from the committee
on ways and means, reported back, adversely,
the Randall tariff bill, and it referred to the
| committeY of the whole.
| Mr. Burns, from the committee on appropri-
atoms, reported 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
| au amendment striking out the clause appro
| priating $40, QUO for the payn en- of a claim for
| the occupation by the United States of wharf
/ property at Galveston, Tex, Immediately after
| the war. Lost-yeas 90, nays 112.
! The amendment striking out the extra pay
| clause was agreed to-T3 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 the 18th of July, be set
| apart for consideration Of such business may be
| presented by the committee ways and means, not
| including any bill raising revenue, and il any bill
shall be under consideration and not disposed of whom
the House adjourns said day the consideration of
said bill shall be continued from day to day until dis
| posed of.
Mr. Hewitt, of New YORK. made the point of
| order that 1t was not competent for the commit
| tee on rules to report, in the nature of rule,
a resolution to set apart day for consideration
| of the measures of single committee. This
resolution had never beon considered by the
committee ways and means, and he
| This proceeding was entirely contrary
| to every rule of order and to the practice Of the
| House Mr.. Morrison said this motion had been
| offered in resolution offered by him Mr. Nor
| risonI to the committee on rules In that way
| the committee rules had control and jurisdc-
| ton over the subject The main object of the
resolution was to allow the House to reach the
| joint resolution reported from the committee
| ways and means, requiring the payment OF some
money. called surplus, out of the Treasury
| Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio-Is it the purpose to
consider bills referring to treatesg
| Mr. Morrison-It is not. The treaties all af-
| feet the revenue question.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, favored the res
| olution, the object of which was to reach the
consideration of the measure proposing to pay
| ont of the Treasury the sum of about $40, 900,
| 900, and thus save So. 900 annually to the
] tax payers of the United States.
| Mr.. Hewitt again urged his point of order If
| this report of the committee on rules was in
order. then it was in order for the committee at
| all times to bring in resolution TO take from
| the calendar specific measure and have 1t con-
| sidered by the House A majority of the COM
| mttee 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. Hs OBJ
iected 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 tem.-Mr. Crisp.
of Gcorgia-said that the resolution had been re-
| ferred to the committee on rules, and it was
| competent for the committee to report it back.
| He therefore overruled the point of order.
| Mr.. Morrison thought that he ought to say, in
| justice to the committee on ways and means and
| the committee rules if either committee re-
quired any justification, that the surplus resolu-
| ton had been considered by the former commit
| tee and reported to the House, and those of its
members who favored the measure wanted it to
| be considered
The resolution was adopted-yeas l84, nays
| "a. The following is the negative vote: Messrs.
| Adams of Illinois, Allen of Massachusetts, Ba-
ker. Boutelle, Buck, Ely. Gilfllan, Grout, How
| lit, Hiestand, Hiscock, James, johnson of New
| York, Ketcham, Lindsey, Miiiard Osborn.
Parker, Payne, Pierce, Reed of Maine, Rice,
| Sma!s, Spooner. Strait, Swinburne, Thompson,
| Wadsworth Wait, Weber. West White of Min
! nesota Whiting and Woodburn.
The House then passed private pension bill
coming over from last nights session, and ad-
| journed.
A permit was taken out in Washington, re-
Gently, to remodel and enlarge the house recent
| ~ purchased by the President on the Woody